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
The number of Indian nationals who entered the US on student visas in July and August plummeted by roughly 45% compared to the numbers seen during the same months last year.
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Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The administration has talked up its policy on social media, issuing stark warnings about the speech of foreign nationals.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Previously, foreign nationals caught illegally trading in gold were simply deported.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Overall, spending by Chinese nationals is down in the single digits, but showing clear signs of improvement, despite no change in the macroeconomic environment.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
But because the United States didn’t respond in kind and waive visa requirements for Brazilian nationals, Brazil has brought back its own visa mandate.
—AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
The program is open to nationals returning voluntarily and involuntarily.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Most of these drones appear to be civilian hobby drones, but some are suspicious and could involve foreign nationals or espionage (like a Chinese national caught at Vandenberg Space Force Base).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
The raid resulted in the detention of more than 300 Korean nationals, who were eventually returned to their native country.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The administration has talked up its policy on social media, issuing stark warnings about the speech of foreign nationals.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Previously, foreign nationals caught illegally trading in gold were simply deported.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Overall, spending by Chinese nationals is down in the single digits, but showing clear signs of improvement, despite no change in the macroeconomic environment.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
But because the United States didn’t respond in kind and waive visa requirements for Brazilian nationals, Brazil has brought back its own visa mandate.
—AFAR Media, 13 Oct. 2025
The program is open to nationals returning voluntarily and involuntarily.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Most of these drones appear to be civilian hobby drones, but some are suspicious and could involve foreign nationals or espionage (like a Chinese national caught at Vandenberg Space Force Base).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
The raid resulted in the detention of more than 300 Korean nationals, who were eventually returned to their native country.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
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Regional countries have begun to act against the crime flourishing inside Cambodia’s borders that has ensnared their citizens.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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