as in national
including or involving all parts of a nation or country
a nationwide initiative to improve infrastructure
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Recent Examples of nationwide
Better staffing needed, nurse union says The calls for more staffing comes as the country is facing a nationwide nursing shortage, with hospitals competing to hire and retain nurses.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
More than 100,000 people are on the nationwide waiting list for an organ transplant.
—Allan Chernoff, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
While nationwide economic goals won't come out until March, senior economic and finance officials have told reporters in the last two weeks that fiscal support is in the works, and issuance of ultra-long bonds to spur consumption would exceed last year's.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
What to Know The nationwide surge in the usage of Starlink followed a Forbes report, published in December, that noted 20,000 Iranians were utilizing the service to bypass government restrictions online and censorship.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
More than 100,000 people are on the nationwide waiting list for an organ transplant.
—Allan Chernoff, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
While nationwide economic goals won't come out until March, senior economic and finance officials have told reporters in the last two weeks that fiscal support is in the works, and issuance of ultra-long bonds to spur consumption would exceed last year's.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
What to Know The nationwide surge in the usage of Starlink followed a Forbes report, published in December, that noted 20,000 Iranians were utilizing the service to bypass government restrictions online and censorship.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Nationwide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationwide. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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