country
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She had been poor in this country, and so she knew the poor existed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Without the armies of aides, interns, and volunteers who answer phones in Capitol Hill offices, draft bills, and staff campaigns, lawmaking and reelection bids across the country would grind to a halt.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
The UN refugee agency estimates that more than 126,000 Rohingya have resettled in Malaysia, making it the second-largest host country, after Bangladesh, for Rohingya refugees.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Eswatini says the deportees are only in the country temporarily, as it expects them to be returned to their countries of origin.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Within a few months Chauncey, along with his brother, Heman, fled the country.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Already, many economists say countries in Asia, above all China, are too dependent on exports and not enough on internal sources of growth such as consumption to power their economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
During a campaign speech in July, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Myanmar had agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia, owing to "good relations" between the two countries.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Eswatini is one of several African countries that have agreed to accept migrants deported under US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Authorities say people from more than 30 countries are unaccounted for, including hundreds of foreign tourists and Hindu pilgrims traveling to the sacred Mount Kailash region in Tibet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Of course, things always got a bit hairy when multiple countries were involved in a historical event.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing country
Crossing Between Cultures, Part 1
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The Age of Jackson and Westward Expansion, Lessons 3–5
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