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nation-building

British

noun

the advocacy of national solidarity in South Africa in the post-apartheid era

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It has long positioned itself as a partner to India’s nation-building efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

This has been bolstered by the nation-building legend of Harald Bluetooth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

It comes alongside research from TD Economics estimating that overall Canadian nation-building capital investments across 300 major projects could reach between C$1 trillion to C$1.7 trillion by 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"We will join the nation-building effort led by Tarique Rahman," Md Fazlur Rahman, 45, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

Are we not as a people too prone to minimise the great nation-building work performed by the scattered missionaries in the lone lands beyond the railway?

From The New North by Agnes Deans Cameron

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