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
Some regional utilities have projected much higher demand growth into the late 2030s than nationwide estimates suggest.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Local leaders hope the recruitment campaign will help attract candidates amid a nationwide shortage of doctors.
—Daniel Chang, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Supreme Court And Smith On December 31, 2024, the Department of Justice filed an application with the Supreme Court to put the brakes on the Texas Top Shop nationwide preliminary injunction that had barred the government from enforcing BOI reporting.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
The big picture: Donald Trump's second week in office included a surprise federal funding freeze Tuesday that prompted nationwide confusion and a shifting timeline on tariffs across U.S. imports from Canada, Mexico and China set for a Feb. 1 rollout, creating whiplash in financial markets Friday.
—Natalie Daher, Axios, 1 Feb. 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Local leaders hope the recruitment campaign will help attract candidates amid a nationwide shortage of doctors.
—Daniel Chang, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Supreme Court And Smith On December 31, 2024, the Department of Justice filed an application with the Supreme Court to put the brakes on the Texas Top Shop nationwide preliminary injunction that had barred the government from enforcing BOI reporting.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
The big picture: Donald Trump's second week in office included a surprise federal funding freeze Tuesday that prompted nationwide confusion and a shifting timeline on tariffs across U.S. imports from Canada, Mexico and China set for a Feb. 1 rollout, creating whiplash in financial markets Friday.
—Natalie Daher, Axios, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Nationwide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationwide. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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