as in citizens
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of nationals
Those attacks are often carried out by non-Russian nationals for small amounts of money and without full knowledge of who the operations serve.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
From a detainee population that once topped tens of thousands, only Russia, Kazakhstan and some other eastern European countries have repatriated large numbers of their nationals among the ISIS families.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
The Entry/Exit System (EES) is a new border crossing procedure that collects and registers the biometric data of non-EU nationals visiting European Union member states.
—Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
Most of the passengers were British nationals.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Two Emirati nationals and one Indian national sustained minor injuries.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
For the many Iranians with ties to Dubai, there are other pressures, with Iranian nationals now barred from entering or transiting through the UAE.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
After Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government’s emergency decree issued in spring last year, only foreign nationals with Italian parents or grandparents are now allowed to seek citizenship.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
His death brings the total at the Adelanto facility to four deaths, all involving Mexican nationals.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
From a detainee population that once topped tens of thousands, only Russia, Kazakhstan and some other eastern European countries have repatriated large numbers of their nationals among the ISIS families.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
The Entry/Exit System (EES) is a new border crossing procedure that collects and registers the biometric data of non-EU nationals visiting European Union member states.
—Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
Most of the passengers were British nationals.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Two Emirati nationals and one Indian national sustained minor injuries.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
For the many Iranians with ties to Dubai, there are other pressures, with Iranian nationals now barred from entering or transiting through the UAE.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
After Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government’s emergency decree issued in spring last year, only foreign nationals with Italian parents or grandparents are now allowed to seek citizenship.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
His death brings the total at the Adelanto facility to four deaths, all involving Mexican nationals.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
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The drop follows the nationwide, bipartisan backlash to the massive immigration enforcement operation in the Minneapolis area; the killings of two American citizens at the hands of federal agents there; and a shakeup in Department of Homeland Security leadership.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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As many as eight thousand citizens were massacred.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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