nation

Example Sentences

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“The biggest trading nation in the world has no interest in going back to the 18th and 19th centuries now that its entire economy is predicated on exports,” said Kirkegaard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The country became the first nation to declare a national energy emergency in March after petrol prices more than doubled in recent weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

High temperatures are nothing new in the west African nation, perched just above the equator.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But we as a nation cannot allow this moment and what it represents to pass.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

With the Soviet threat as great as it was, our nation could not afford to exclude anyone from the workforce.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson