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citizen

[sit-uh-zuhn, -suhn] / ˈsɪt ə zən, -sən /


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Citizen science played an important role in the project because participants used the sponges under real household conditions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

According to historian Patrick Weil, author of “The Sovereign Citizen: Denaturalization and the Origins of the American Republic,” more than 22,000 Americans had their citizenship revoked between 1906 and 1967.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“Lenacapavir could be transformative,” says Peter Maybarduk, director of the access to medicines program at the nonprofit organization Public Citizen, “if people can get it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Ms. Sheinbaum took an early step toward confronting the cartels by appointing former Mexico City super-cop Omar García Harfuch as her secretary of Security and Citizen Protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

So Leroy got named Good School Citizen of the Month—“for an act of kindness,” the award read.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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