as in international
relating to or involving two or more nations multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region

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multinational

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Recent Examples of multinational
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The top level, consisting of developed countries, large enterprises, multinational corporations, and high-income citizens, has the most readiness in terms of capital and competency. Piyachart Isarabhakdee, Time, 7 Apr. 2025 Fiat Chrysler Fiat Chrysler merged with Peugeot S.A. to form the multinational company Stellanits in 2021. Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 The continent's new Ariane 6 rocket, funded by ESA and built by a consortium owned by multinational firms Airbus and Safran, is more expensive than the Falcon 9 and years behind schedule. Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025 This multinational project has fostered not just scientific discovery but also a spirit of camaraderie between nations. Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multinational
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multinational
Adjective
  • The agency, which is based in London and has an office in New York, will be among the first international fashion and luxury PRs to plant a flag in the market, where fashion sales are growing in the double-digits fueled by thriving industries such as tech, health care, sports and entertainment.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The taskforce, which is expected to comprise administrators from the Chief Executives’ Committee, will also look into whether T10 - an emerging 90-minute game - should be made into an official format for international cricket.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Over the ensuing decades, a handful of conglomerates came to dominate the American whiskey industry, acquiring smaller family-run distilleries at a rapid pace.
    Made by History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
  • According to the Wall Street Journal, both Cosco Shipping and Chinese conglomerate China Merchants Group have begun informal talks with Hutchison to take over some of the ports should the BlackRock deal fail.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • Based on Martha Wells' best-selling sci-fi saga The Murderbot Diaries, the 10-episode series follows a security robot, owned by a futuristic megacorporation, who is rented to protect the crew of a space exploration mission.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • All are narrated by Murderbot, who is technically owned by a megacorporation but manages to hack and override its governor module.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multinational. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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