as in international
relating to or involving two or more nations
climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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Justice said Abdullah was convicted of conspiring to provide, and providing, material support to a foreign terrorist organization; conspiring to murder U.S. nationals; aircraft piracy; destroying aircraft and transnational acts of terrorism.
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris' policies have less focus on the border, and instead look to continue the current administration's clamp on transnational criminal gangs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Congress must strengthen the government’s ability to fight such transnational repression.
—Masih Alinejad, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024
The coalition should support the establishment of an informal international body of scholars and legal experts to track and report on the regime’s transnational illicit activities and domestic violations of human rights.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris' policies have less focus on the border, and instead look to continue the current administration's clamp on transnational criminal gangs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Congress must strengthen the government’s ability to fight such transnational repression.
—Masih Alinejad, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024
The coalition should support the establishment of an informal international body of scholars and legal experts to track and report on the regime’s transnational illicit activities and domestic violations of human rights.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transnational. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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