nationality

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His dual nationality and peripatetic, bi-cultural upbringing, combined with travel grants in 1927 and 1949 that took him all over Europe, Asia and North Africa, produced arguably the most cosmopolitan artist of his generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A smaller 2026 crop, with rising demand for livestock feed in some of the most populous countries, including China and India, will put pressure on global corn prices, affecting everyone regardless of their nationality.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Mosengo-Omba, who hails from the Democratic Republic of Congo but also holds Swiss nationality, was appointed general secretary in March 2021.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

To be eligible for asylum, a non-citizen had to demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country due to their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

They even allowed the occasional Jew—like Longstreet’s Major Moses, or Judah Benjamin, back in Richmond—but by and large they were all the same nationality, same religion, same customs.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara