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nation

[ney-shuhn] / ˈneɪ ʃən /


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Get it right, and the tournament could once again inspire a nation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The 2010 World Cup had shown that the U.S. could become a soccer nation for a few weeks every four years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Since then, you have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation and a net oil importer.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Marina’s home city of Moscow now became the capital of a nation so new that it hadn’t even given itself an official name yet.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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