- plural of country.
countries
Example Sentences
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The chart plots the countries where their economic forecasts were revised upwards from January with those that were revised downwards.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The group of oil-rich countries now expects global demand to grow by 180,000 barrels a day, down from 380,000 barrels a day previously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The F1 calendar already contains a number of countries that fall into this category, not least Saudi Arabia.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the biggest of big-game pitchers in two countries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
In the real world, many countries lacked even simple health services, and others had clinics and hospitals staffed by the ignorant, the careless, and the lazy.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
