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national

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


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In 2025 the UK government included Upstream England pilot projects in its national plan to end homelessness, external.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Celebration of the national semiquincentennial will culminate when he waves the green flag Sunday to start the IndyCar race in downtown Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

“We have to pay attention to national rhetoric. We have to be aware of anxiety that might — tensions that may — arise.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, the AfD has gone from 10% support in 2021 to almost 30% in some national polls this year.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

In the fourth national census, the U.S. population has reached 9,638,453 with a black population of 1,777,254.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

AI models, some Chinese companies tapped American expertise by hiring Chinese nationals who had worked for U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Giving more details about the raid, Kangwa said the individuals arrested were connected to "military plans involving foreign nationals and illegal military training camps".

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The government doesn't provide figures for the number of foreign nationals claiming other benefits.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Two Palestinian families were trapped inside their homes along with five Italian nationals who were visiting one of them, according to two people besieged there who spoke to The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The other two were nationals, one with tribal marks on his cheeks, the other with marks on his hands just like the one my grandfather gave me to protect me from snakebite.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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