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nation

[ney-shuhn] / ˈneɪ ʃən /


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The Founders recognized early on that the economic, social and political vitality of the American nation was intertwined with the physical health of its citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Masie Nchama, a computer science student who dreamed of moving abroad, left the central African nation for military training but found himself forcibly enrolled in the Russian army and headed for war.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

We’ve shunned those former doofuses and nihilists for so long, even as it becomes clear that the future of the nation hinges on bringing them along.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

He said he was the first law-enforcement official in the nation to defy a lockdown order after the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

I felt hopeful that the nation was changing and that our daughters would have a better future.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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