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nation

[ney-shuhn] / ˈneɪ ʃən /


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“It’s Ellington’s way of telling us that there is no definitive American sound. Like the nation itself, the American sound is always in flux.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

They were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation just like Friday’s matchup.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

"We will not allow any nation to determine our future," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

It demeans the entire nation, and adds to the instability in the world.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

And the participation of Marina’s aviators in the war effort would help present a picture of the nation as equal in all ways.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

New tariffs kicked in Saturday on billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. imports from Canada after trade talks between the two nations collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Infantino was well received on his arrival to the Caribbean country, while a number of Concacaf nations have backed him to continue for a fourth term as Fifa president.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

"In the more than two years since, we have been pressing for Israel to swiftly and thoroughly consider the case and hold those responsible to account," the three nations said in a joint statement.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

And the proportion of top grades across all three nations – marked at 7/A or above - has also remained steady, rising very slightly from 21.9% last year to 22% this year.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

As the Ulster Scots arrived in the British colonies, they settled in Pennsylvania and in other British-held areas on the homelands of several Indigenous nations.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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