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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
Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Environmentalists warned that expanding the Los Bronces mine, which is owned and operated by the multinational Anglo-American, would affect nearby glaciers, endangering the water system of greater Santiago.
—Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
Her recent works, however, including The Colors Within and the 2021 historical epic series The Heike Story, have been produced under Science SARU, a studio known for its multinational staff, international co-productions, and more experimental styles.
—Kayti Burt, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
His partner of five years, Min (Han Gi-Chan), is the scion of a Korean multinational corporation, in the U.S. on a student visa that’s about to expire, just as his work in textile art is starting to get attention.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
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The two wore yellow ribbons in support of Israeli and multinational hostages taken captive by the terrorist group Hamas on October 7, 2023.
—Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Environmentalists warned that expanding the Los Bronces mine, which is owned and operated by the multinational Anglo-American, would affect nearby glaciers, endangering the water system of greater Santiago.
—Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
Her recent works, however, including The Colors Within and the 2021 historical epic series The Heike Story, have been produced under Science SARU, a studio known for its multinational staff, international co-productions, and more experimental styles.
—Kayti Burt, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
His partner of five years, Min (Han Gi-Chan), is the scion of a Korean multinational corporation, in the U.S. on a student visa that’s about to expire, just as his work in textile art is starting to get attention.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
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Sales in international markets rose 0.1%, saddled by weakness in Britain.—
Savyata Mishra,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United States and Britain refused to sign an international declaration on artificial intelligence at France’s AI Action Summit.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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The North Carolina company, one of the few U.S. conglomerates still in existence, expects to complete the spin-off of its automation and aerospace technologies businesses in late 2026.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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The entertainment conglomerate’s net income jumped nearly 23% to $2.64 billion from $2.15 billion during the same quarter last year, while revenue rose 4.8% from a year earlier.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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The show follows a megacorporation called Lumon Industries, which utilizes a new procedure called severance that allows workers to spatially split their brains, creating two selves: one who works for Lumon, and another who lives life on the outside.—
Andrew Webster,
The Verge,
7 Dec. 2024
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Fundamentally, the coming tax debate is about who holds the reins in shaping our economy: megacorporations and their wealthy shareholders, or the everyday people who keep the economy humming.—
Rakeen Mabud,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2024
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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multinational. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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