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 Venezuelan nationals were ultimately released to their home country from CECOT in a prisoner swap last July.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Members of the European Parliament voted 418 to 218 Wednesday with 30 abstentions to approve the Return Regulation, a measure designed to speed up the removal of third-country nationals who are staying illegally in the European Union.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Ghana also facilitated a flight for about 300 nationals, who authorities said were mostly in South Africa illegally.
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Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
Almost half of all US nationals’ applications are directed there, and Portugal and Italy are their top two options.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Gregg Berhalter then took it to another level, recruiting more than a dozen dual nationals — including Dest, Tillman, Balogun and Turner — in his five years as coach.
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The White House told them to suspend access to any foreign nationals, which led the company to suspend all customers from accessing its most advanced AI systems.
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CBS News,
14 June 2026
Anthropic has foreign nationals throughout its workforce, as do OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta.
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Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
The government order directed Anthropic to block foreign nationals, both inside and outside the US, from using the models.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Members of the European Parliament voted 418 to 218 Wednesday with 30 abstentions to approve the Return Regulation, a measure designed to speed up the removal of third-country nationals who are staying illegally in the European Union.
—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Ghana also facilitated a flight for about 300 nationals, who authorities said were mostly in South Africa illegally.
—
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
Almost half of all US nationals’ applications are directed there, and Portugal and Italy are their top two options.
—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Gregg Berhalter then took it to another level, recruiting more than a dozen dual nationals — including Dest, Tillman, Balogun and Turner — in his five years as coach.
—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The White House told them to suspend access to any foreign nationals, which led the company to suspend all customers from accessing its most advanced AI systems.
—
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Anthropic has foreign nationals throughout its workforce, as do OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta.
—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
The government order directed Anthropic to block foreign nationals, both inside and outside the US, from using the models.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationals
citizens
Noun
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According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
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But Trump responded by urging Congress to adopt through legislation the restrictions against allowing the children of temporary visitors or undocumented immigrants become citizens.
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“Nationals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationals. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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