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civil

[siv-uhl] / ˈsɪv əl /




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The Civil War, when it came, was widely seen as a duel to the death between the White Lion and the Mayflower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“It violates what the statute says as a matter of text and history, and just how it’s been understood since the Civil War basically.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Preservationists have criticized the plan as disrupting a sacred sightline between the memorials to Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, designed as a statement of unity after the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The Civil Aviation Authority is due to make a decision on lowering the flight approach into the airport by this autumn.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Nearly every town had its mediums who were kept busy asking the Civil War dead: Are you there?

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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