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nation

[nay-shuhn] / ˈneɪ ʃən /


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"We need to stop throwing shade at ourselves as a nation... it's a national habit."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Countering that trend are young people who have spent the past three years doing the opposite: enlisting in the military, marrying and building lives inside a nation at war, reports Anvee Bhutani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ten people who came into contact with a man who died of Ebola in Kenya have been quarantined, health officials in the East African nation say.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Fewer than 10 human deaths are reported each year in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Nhamo had no idea what a nation was, but she listened politely.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

To temporarily relieve price pressure, the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The two nations are proposing a new trade tool that would allow the European Union to quickly block cheap Chinese imports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Health Minister Robbie Butler said Northern Ireland was the first of the UK nations to provide a 24/7 thrombectomy service for its entire population, which he described as a "landmark moment".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Several EU nations including France have pushed for a "European equivalent of Section 301" -- the trade tool US President Donald Trump used to probe foreign practices Washington deems discriminatory, and retaliate with tariffs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

In the capital cities of all the combatant nations, the outbreak of war was greeted with emotional displays of patriotism.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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