nation-building
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Nation-building spectacles like this one — grandiose, often far-fetched recreations of ancient rituals — have grown larger, more elaborate and more prominent across China.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022
Nation-building, or rebuilding on a post-fire, multi-billion-dollar scale demands a governmental vehicle to realise our best ambitions.
From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2020
“What are our objectives? Nation-building? Women’s rights? … It was never fully clear in our own minds what the established goals and timelines were.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2019
Nation-building is hard, and doubly hard in conditions such as this.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2018
Nation-building was important in a country like Afghanistan.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2011
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