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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

A video posted on the Citizen App shows a person being hoisted by a helicopter into the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 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

Last year, one in four federal lobbyists pitched lawmakers on AI policy, data centers or autonomous vehicles, according to an analysis by the government watchdog group Public Citizen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Above us all — Patriot & Tory, Citizen & Soldier, our tiny, covered Heads — the Clouds in their Herd browsed the green Skies.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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