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relating to or involving two or more nations
multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region
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Recent Examples of multinational
Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Trump's directive targets members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang that has grown into a multinational crime organization over the last decade and was designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department in February.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Another way to improve work for women is to encourage multinational brands to audit working conditions all the way across their supply chain, WIEGO experts said.
—Meera Senthilingam, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
While multinational corporations can become pawns in broader trade negotiations—think of the regulatory and public relations challenges faced by companies like Huawei or Boeing—smaller firms are less likely to be targeted by foreign governments.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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The tale of a man with a doctorate in computer science buying a collapsing scaffolding business 40 years ago and turning it into a multinational services and equipment empire may seem implausible to most.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Trump's directive targets members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang that has grown into a multinational crime organization over the last decade and was designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department in February.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Another way to improve work for women is to encourage multinational brands to audit working conditions all the way across their supply chain, WIEGO experts said.
—Meera Senthilingam, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
While multinational corporations can become pawns in broader trade negotiations—think of the regulatory and public relations challenges faced by companies like Huawei or Boeing—smaller firms are less likely to be targeted by foreign governments.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multinational
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The regime’s brutality was evident in incidents such as the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, where 69 unarmed protesters were killed by police, which, like in Gandhi’s Salt March, marked a turning point in international condemnation.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The movie, the first-ever film from Kazakhstan to screen at the Copenhagen festival, will debut as one of 12 entries in its Dox:Award: international competition lineup.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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According to its third-quarter earnings report in October, the media conglomerate drew $1.432 billion in ad sales and $474 million in distribution revenue.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Consequently, physician practices face closure or consolidation into larger healthcare conglomerates, eroding independent care delivery.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Mozilla's track record with Firefox is no worse than megacorporations like Google.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
5 Mar. 2025
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The giant megacorporation assumed control over the James Bond franchise following years of tenuous conversation about the series’ continuation after 2021’s No Time to Die.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multinational. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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