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as in national
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right
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as in villager
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes
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Recent Examples of citizen
Throughout 2025, 32 people died in the agency’s custody, and more than 170 US citizens were detained against their will.
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
Experts question the legality and financial feasibility of distributing tariff revenue directly to citizens without congressional approval.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Pauls Valley was named after Smith Paul, a North Carolina native who married a Chickasaw woman and became a citizen of the nation before the Civil War.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 15 Jan. 2026
The same principle should apply to the private data of American citizens.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
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Homeland Security officials said in a statement the Venezuelan national initially fled law enforcement in a vehicle but soon crashed into a parked car before fleeing on foot.—
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In lieu of the husband and wife team, the pairs spots for Milan went to Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea, the silver medalists at nationals, and Chan and Howe, who finished fourth.—
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That includes a deep dive into the traditions of local villagers and observing wildlife up close.—
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My father said one of the three was built by my grandfather with the help of the villagers.—
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Weak shaking has been recorded and several residents reported experiencing the tremor in Ridgecrest and the surrounding area according to the USGS DYFI report.—
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While the goal is to enhance safety, residents have some concerns.—
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The remaining 12% of inhabitants are of European descent, primarily Danish.—
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For many Basotho, as Lesotho inhabitants are called, especially those living with HIV or working on the frontlines of prevention and treatment, these words felt like a sentence not just of neglect, but of abandonment.—
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“Citizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizen. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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