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relating to or involving two or more nations
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Recent Examples of multinational
Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Monaco's population of 38,000 is heavily Catholic and multinational, with only a fifth of the population actually citizens of the principality.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Disney of the late '70s was a very different place from the modern-day multinational that can boast Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, a streaming service, and numerous theme parks among its many assets.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Though speaking in a heartfelt way can be hard for someone using a second language, many executives of multinational companies do nonetheless make the effort (even if their public relations staff typically crafts the message).
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Monaco's population of 38,000 is heavily Catholic and multinational, with only a fifth of the population actually citizens of the principality.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
That put me in the minority of a generation of eaters who transformed what started in 1993 as a small Denver restaurant into a multibillion multinational with nearly 4,000 locations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The Disney of the late '70s was a very different place from the modern-day multinational that can boast Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, a streaming service, and numerous theme parks among its many assets.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multinational
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At the Whitney Biennial and long-standing international exhibitions such as Documenta, SITE Santa Fe, the Carnegie International, and the Venice Biennale, art leads social discourse.—
Michelle Grabner,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Daniel’s is also the only restaurant in the United States that has hosted the prestigious international Rare Tour, once with Rockwell Steakhouse from Australia and more recently with Spain’s Laia Erretegia.—
Connie Ogle
April 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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On the latest episode of Fortune’s Titans and Disruptors of Industry podcast, Bastian opened up about how the food and beverage conglomerate didn’t just shape his own rise to the C-suite, but has quietly done the same for a generation of business leaders.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The food conglomerate is also investing $600 million to spur sales of its top brands that have lost market share to trendier competitors and cheaper private labels.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Well, maybe Neosporin is owned by a giant, evil megacorporation.—
Maria Bamford,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Now, however, the ultimate decisions about what happens at ABC and CBS are made by executives at the megacorporations that own them.—
Oscar Winberg,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multinational. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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