nationwide
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of nationwide
Example Sentences
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Residents of a New Jersey city mobilized within days to kill a planned data center -- and now activists nationwide want to know how they did it.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
For more than 3,000 nonprofits nationwide, charitable gaming now constitutes more than half of their funding, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of IRS filings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The company suggested the deal could lower prices for distributors like DirecTV, which has about 10 million customers nationwide.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The incident has ignited a wave of internet humor and memes, with some joking that Waffle Houses nationwide should prepare for unexpected visitors.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
In fact, nationwide, most women on death row are awaiting execution for a family crime involving an allegation of child abuse or domestic violence involving a male partner.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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