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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Joint Task Force Bravo has occupied the area in order to stem the transnational flow of narcotics and other contraband but has not formally purchased a space for its forces, the outlet reported.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025
Canadian officials proposed the creation of a joint Canadian-United States police force to help fight transnational crime.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
The New Orleans attacker claimed in social media videos to have been inspired by the Islamic State – a transnational radical Islamist terror group – President Joe Biden said.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025
The world’s multilateral architecture is the best mechanism humanity has for confronting existential transnational threats.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025
Canadian officials proposed the creation of a joint Canadian-United States police force to help fight transnational crime.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
The New Orleans attacker claimed in social media videos to have been inspired by the Islamic State – a transnational radical Islamist terror group – President Joe Biden said.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025
The world’s multilateral architecture is the best mechanism humanity has for confronting existential transnational threats.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transnational. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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