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nationality

[nash-uh-nal-i-tee] / ˌnæʃ əˈnæl ɪ ti /


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Traffic through the strait since the start of the war has depended on nationality, with Iran saying on Monday that countries complying with US sanctions against the Islamic republic would face difficulties crossing.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

In Madrid, Spain's health and interior ministers insisted there would be "no contact" with the local population, and that passengers would leave "by nationality groups".

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Thiamphanit, who had dual Chinese-Hong Kong and Thai nationality and worked in property management, had been living in the UK for about nine years, having initially come over to study at university.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Placing his likeness alongside his work put to rest any doubt about his race or nationality and announced his arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The new science knew no boundaries of language or nationality, at least not within western Europe, within the world of the printing press, gunpowder weaponry, the telescope and the pendulum clock.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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