nation
Example Sentences
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One of the most oil-rich nations on earth, Iran is no longer able to keep the lights on for its citizens 24 hours a day.
In his address to the nation a few days into the new year, he struck a conciliatory tone, calling on all Guineans to build a nation of peace and "fully assumed" sovereignty.
From BBC
These include regional fisheries bodies and the International Seabed Authority -- the forum where nations are jousting over proposed rules on the environmentally destructive deep-sea mining industry.
From Barron's
California still accounts for roughly a quarter of the nation’s homeless population, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.
From Los Angeles Times
The deal between the EU and Mercosur nations Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, was agreed in Brussels last week despite fierce opposition from European farmers.
From Barron's
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