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Keep "cross-border" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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13 total sentences available.
Some observers say COVID-19 could trigger an uptick in multilateralism and greater cross-border solidarity, much as the Spanish flu prompted the ushering in of public health care systems and the first international agencies to combat disease.
Source: tatoeba (8618472)
Cross-border trade has plummeted during the recession.
Source: tatoeba (9025518)
Israel also accuses Hamas of carrying out a genocidal massacre in its cross-border attacks on October 7 last year, which killed more than 1,200 people.
Source: tatoeba (12893855)
As we have seen, cross-border exposures carry a risk for the lender as well as the investor.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Closest matches include bi national, border town, foreign trade, global governance, global social phenomenon.
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