nation-building
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The pipeline proposal is now subject to a federal review to determine whether it qualifies as a nation-building project, which would entail an accelerated approval process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The prime minister said the fund will invest - along with the private sector - into what his government has described as "nation-building projects" like port upgrades and natural resource development.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
"We will join the nation-building effort led by Tarique Rahman," Md Fazlur Rahman, 45, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
At the founding, and the court endorsed a regime of nation-building in which the mix between government and markets supported an emerging economic nation.
From Slate ● May 30, 2024
How is it that a people with such a genius for success in foreign trade have been so dilatory in their work of nation-building?
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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