How to Use international unit in a Sentence

international unit

noun
  • Lufthansa earlier this year abandoned an auction process for the international unit.
    — William Wilkes, Bloomberg.com, 3 June 2020
  • The airline also said its domestic and international unit revenues are growing in the mid-single digits year over year.
    — Laya Neelakandan,michele Luhn, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
  • While that’s helped return the international unit to profit, margins are vanishingly thin.
    — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The money-laundering section’s international unit has worked closely with the task force, officials say.
    — Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2022
  • More than half of them required an initial dose of 5,000 international units (IU).
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The table below spells them out in grams (g), milligrams (mg), micrograms (mcg), and international units (IU).
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 July 2026
  • First, revenue from their international units will wind up looking weaker when it gets translated back into American dollars.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The chain attempted to reorganize and sell its remaining international units.
    — Fortune, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Dietary guidelines suggest most adults get at least 600 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day.
    — NBC News, 14 June 2018
  • The Dutch–German division is part of the regular Bundeswehr, not a separate international unit.
    — Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2016
  • The dollar would retain its status as the international unit of account for a while – but gradually, a dwindling supply would cause more and more transactions to switch to more readily available currencies.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2019
  • The company’s massive financial problems began spilling into the open early this month, and FTX was quick to halt withdrawals from its international unit.
    — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
  • It's typically measured in international units (IU) or micrograms (mcg), and dosages aren't broken down by vitamin D type.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 24 Nov. 2025
  • It's typically measured in international units (IU) or micrograms (mcg), and dosages aren't broken down by vitamin D type.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Under his leadership, A-State restructured its international unit, which has yielded dividends.
    — Ryan Anderson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Sep. 2024
  • In one study, participants who took 800 international units (IU) of vitamin E reported a decrease of one hot flash per day.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 13 Aug. 2024
  • In research studies, the dose of vitamin D has ranged from 800 to 4,000 IU (international units) per day.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 14 Nov. 2025
  • In the study of respiratory illness and vitamin D, the dose was equivalent to about 3,330 international units daily.
    — Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Most adults require 600 to 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
  • How much vitamin D your body needs depends on factors like age and pregnancy status, though most healthy adults require at least 600 international units (IU) daily.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • To do so, squeeze the contents of a 1,000 international units (IU) liquid vitamin E capsule directly onto your tongue.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2025
  • People who took 2,000 international units (IUs) of vitamin D3 per day lost less of their telomeres over time than people who took a placebo, the researchers found.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Health, 29 Jan. 2026
  • If the yuan were to become an a significant international unit of account, this would enhance China’s international position both economically and politically.
    — Michael Humphries, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Most adults need between 8-27 milligrams (mg) of iron and 600-800 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily from all sources, including food and supplements.
    — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2025
  • However, taking calcium with high doses of vitamin D (long-term intake of doses larger than 4,000 international units (IUs) per day) can raise your risk for dangerously high calcium levels in your blood.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • BlackRock's international unit is also part of Climate Action 100+, a similar initiative (after the parent company pulled out and transferred the participation earlier this year).
    — Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
  • But some people who have darker skin or who don’t get much sun exposure due to their climate or the season may want to consider daily vitamin D3 supplements in low doses, around 600 to 800 international units (IUs), Lavretsky adds.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In this latest randomized trial, approximately 1,000 people aged 50 and older were divided into two groups — one group took 2,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D pills each day, and the other group took placebo pills.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Most people take about 600 to 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D, but exceeding 4,000 IU—the tolerable upper intake limit—can increase your risk of mild adverse effects.
    — Mph, Verywell Health, 19 May 2026
  • Recommendations from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests women ages 19 to 70 aim to get 15 micrograms (or 600 international units) of vitamin D per day.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2026

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