- plural of country.
countries
Example Sentences
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In addition, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries still has the option to defend crude prices if they fall too far, she said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
Countries such as China and Australia offer speedy signoffs from regulatory bodies, fewer bureaucratic steps, tax incentives and efficient hospital networks that make clinical trials less expensive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Countries including China and the United States showed particularly high levels of systemic fragility.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
Countries sharing dangerous emerging pathogens must be able to trust that the vaccines and treatments born from that sharing will reach their own people, they said.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Countries outside the United States suffered deadly yellow fever attacks as well.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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