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Recent Examples of nonnational
Robinson’s words ring true with a number of women who paid their dues in the Chicago Golden Gloves (the longest-running and largest nonnational amateur boxing event in America).
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnational
Adjective
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Such a distinction had only ever applied to infrastructure firms, like Huawei or Kaspersky Labs, with ties to adversarial foreign governments, and there was no domestic precedent.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Sticking with BCIs, companies like NMT are being pushed by China to help compete with potential foreign rivals like Neuralink or Synchron.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In 1992, after decades of external pressure and internal resistance, the country voted to end the system.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The increase in Oscar nominations for Latino talent stems not from organic industry change but from external pressure, particularly the #OscarsSoWhite movement that prompted the Academy to expand its voting body starting in 2016 by recruiting women and members of underrepresented communities.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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California taking ‘posture of preparedness,’ governor says While authorities said there is no specific threat to the region, officials across California have also been monitoring broader security concerns tied to international tensions.—
Daniel Hunt
March 12,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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A week-plus into the military efforts, overnight March 8-9, premarket trading mass hysteria spurred Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, and West Texas Intermediate, a domestic American benchmark, both to nearly $120 per barrel.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Nonnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnational. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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