nation-building
Britishnoun
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This has been bolstered by the nation-building legend of Harald Bluetooth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The five-year pledge comes alongside research from TD Economics estimating that overall Canadian nation-building capital investments could reach up to $1.2 trillion by 2035.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The sprawling 100-year-old RSS calls itself a “people’s voluntary movement” engaged in nation-building and bills Saturday’s invite-only event as a “Universal Oneness Celebration” of the world as a large family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
The influence of the American experiment in nation-building now became pronounced.
From The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley
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