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national

[nash-uh-nl, nash-nuhl] / ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl /


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TikTok has questioned the actor's "national fame", rejecting his accusations that the account was free-riding on a well-known brand in a violation of Japan's unfair competition prevention laws.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

In the mid-2000s, “Dateline NBC” correspondent Chris Hansen became a national sensation for his hidden-camera sting show, “To Catch a Predator.”

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

In all the national postseason hype, the Dodgers projections will boil down to one sentence: Can anyone stop those starters?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Then the national security state will likely engulf top-tier AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Since I was a little kid, our family has spent every school break lounging on a sandy beach, hiking in a national park, or exploring a foreign city.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The kidnapping also caused concern among Malawi's business community and British nationals living in the southern African country, where abductions of foreign nationals are relatively uncommon.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Ali, like others, panicked, saying it seemed the president's announcement had been interpreted by some Kenyans as a signal that foreign nationals were no longer welcome in the country.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Both Moscow and Kyiv have recruited thousands of foreign nationals into their armies since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine four-and-a-half years ago.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Last year Hindus from India restarted a suspended pilgrimage to a sacred lake in Tibet, and India resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Jayme and Taylor teamed up and won the state history day contest in 2009, and took ninth place in nationals for a project on Joe Hill, a labor activist.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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