as in federal
of or relating to a nation
played the home team's national anthem before the start of the soccer game
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as in citizen
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of national
David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In a proclamation Sunday night, President Biden declared Jan. 9 a national day of mourning for Carter and ordered that flags at federal facilities be flown as half-staff for 30 days.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Foreign nationals are not allowed to donate to political candidates or super PACs — committees that are a product of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. FEC case that opened up the floodgates for election spending.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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What To Know The White House has announced that Carter will be honored with a national day of mourning on January 9, continuing the tradition of recognizing former presidents' deaths.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In a proclamation Sunday night, President Biden declared Jan. 9 a national day of mourning for Carter and ordered that flags at federal facilities be flown as half-staff for 30 days.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
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The victims Passengers on the Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer operated flight 190 included 37 Azerbaijani nationals, 16 Russians, six Kazakh citizens and three Kyrgyz nationals, according to the New York Times.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Foreign nationals are not allowed to donate to political candidates or super PACs — committees that are a product of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. FEC case that opened up the floodgates for election spending.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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TdA members were also arrested in Missouri, prompting state and federal lawmakers to demand answers and introduce legislation, The Center Square exclusively reported.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
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The state’s top elections official, Secretary of State Scott Schwab, championed the idea as a legislator and now says states and the federal government shouldn’t touch it.John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Inflation an ‘alarming signal’ The hold to interest rates comes even after Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted during his Thursday annual Q&A session with Russian citizens that the nation’s inflation was problematic and that there was evidence of the economy overheating.Holly Ellyatt,Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Journal also reported technological solutions for taking down the Virginia drones, like signal jamming or destructive technology, would have been risky for citizens and planes.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Administrative actions, including imposing civil penalties, suspending or revoking the operator's certificates, and pursuing criminal charges, may be brought in by the FAA in response to the ban being violated.Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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What starts as a civil split soon becomes strained as the couple grapples with the harsh realities of their new living arrangements.Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Much of the internal culture and shared language overlaps with white supremacist and other ideologies.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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After both of their outbursts, Teeny was very clear in explaining how their issues with Sam were way more about their own internal issues and coming to terms with being comfortable in their own skin than anything Sam did.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The indictment is more a window into routine municipal politics than the stuff of an international spy thriller.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Lower short-term interest rates should also benefit municipal closed-end fund (CEF) strategies that employ leverage, many of which are still trading at a discount to their net asset values (NAVs).Kevin Mahn, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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State of play: More than half of the top 10 headlines from Axios Denver this year focused on public officials or elections.John Frank, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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As a public official, Burchett should have known and done better.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“National.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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