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national

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


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Both states saw prices at the pump rise faster than the national average, but because typical households there consume less gas than the rest of the country they haven’t felt the impact as much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Kaur, who is an Indian national, could be eligible for the government's deportation scheme.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

California has hundreds of licensed home lenders, which include large national banks such as Chase, online lenders including Rocket Mortgage, and regional and community banks, as well as credit unions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Ben McMillan, CIO at IDX Advisors, said he has been keeping a close eye on polls at the national and local level as the drumbeat of anti-data-center rhetoric has picked up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Many parents liked what they saw in their children: the discipline, physical fitness, diligence, pursuit of excellence, pride in national heritage, and a sense of purpose.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

But foreign nationals aren’t allowed to take the bar in China, nor can they practice Chinese law.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

He had also written about Russia’s strengthened ties with North Korea, including a recent dispatch from Sakhalin’s largest city about the presence of North Korean nationals in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Local authorities are also arranging burials for those who have died, while the survivors - all Ethiopian nationals - have medical care readily available to them.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Eighty-two people survived the shipwreck, all Ethiopian nationals, according to the updated toll.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

She also called teachers in other high schools who had sent students to the nationals, just to get some tips on how to prepare and present.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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