country
noun
a state or nation.
intercountry
-
a word derived from
country.
Example Sentences
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The report noted that foreign agencies had demanded a set number of children every month and Korean agencies complied, "facilitating large-scale intercountry adoptions with minimal procedural oversight".
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025
She added that “it is my hope that conditions improve very soon so that intercountry adoptions can resume.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2022
In fiscal year 2020, it surpassed China to become the country with the most adoptions to the U.S., responsible for more than 10% of all intercountry adoptions to the U.S.,
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
China is the only country that has suspended intercountry adoptions, as other countries have reopened that process amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a State Department official.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
U.S. officials now appear open to a bilateral accord with Russia after arguing for years that the Hague Convention's international agreement on intercountry adoptions would be sufficient once Russia ratified it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2010
