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[nash-uh-nl-ahyz, nash-nuh-lahyz] / ˈnæʃ ə nlˌaɪz, ˈnæʃ nəˌlaɪz /


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To meet that need, Congress enacted the SSI program in 1972 to nationalize the state welfare programs for adults 65 and older and those with disabilities.

From MarketWatch Mar. 10, 2026

By the time Grupo Lamar was seized, there were few businesses left to nationalize.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

“The volume, coordination, and repetition signal a deliberate strategy to nationalize a local race by weaponizing bigotry as a turnout engine,” the group’s report says.

From Slate Nov. 25, 2025

The NFL funds boosted the council’s revenue by 450% year over year, giving the group the firepower to nationalize problem gambling efforts.

From Barron's Oct. 31, 2025

But that the workers in Australia still hope to use this legislation for their purposes is shown by the referendum of 1911, by which they sought to nationalize the State laws on the subject.

From Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement by William English Walling

June 1960 - Cuba nationalizes U.S.-owned oil refineries after they refuse to process Soviet oil.

From Washington Times Dec. 4, 2016

For participating firms, the industry pledge effectively nationalizes the California ban on companies using personal information about students for activities not authorized by schools.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2014

The document promotes equality for Bolivia's put-upon indigenous majority and nationalizes several natural resources, among other changes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal, and Israeli armies, under secret pact with Britain and France, invade the Sinai peninsula.

From Time Magazine Archive

In this state land nationalizes may note the character of the movement towards small holdings.

From Down Under With the Prince by Sara Jeannette Duncan

ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips pulled out of Venezuela in 2007 after former President Hugo Chavez nationalized their assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In June 1918 the Bolsheviks nationalized the oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Exxon and ConocoPhillips sued Venezuela after the country nationalized their assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

In the aftermath of World War II, its Labour government nationalized the Bank of England, airlines, coal, telecommunications, railways, electricity, gas, iron and steel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

But his main claim to fame was that he nationalized Iran's oil industry.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Then, in 1976, Venezuela lowered the boom, nationalizing its oil industry.

From Barron's Jan. 18, 2026

A prospective soldier needed to bring his own weapon to join the military, a clever means of nationalizing Somaliland’s supply of loose guns while saving the government the cost and hassle of purchasing firearms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 4, 2026

“That unlawfulness — of seizing U.S. business interests, nationalizing them, in a way that was not in accordance with the required procedures — is not a basis for using force,” Schmitt said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 3, 2026

Both Lamb and Ossoff avoided doing too much national media and avoided nationalizing the race.

From Slate Dec. 2, 2025

In addition to suffrage, Victoria Woodhull's political platform called for labor reform, nationalizing railroads, prison reform, and rewriting the tax code.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling



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