civil
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A heated courtroom exchange erupted Monday in the critical punitive phase of the civil wrongful death trial against Rebecca Grossman and her former lover, onetime Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“The ingredients of civil unrest are there,” said Helou, the former Lebanese general.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Her family is among thousands who have experienced delays after outsourcing firm Capita took over administration of the civil service pension scheme.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Later on Sunday, Leo will meet the leading lights of culture, sport and the economy at an arena, with the aim of fostering dialogue between faith and modern civil society.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Mariya Akilina, from the 46th Guards, flew in the medical services and as a crop duster in civil aviation for twenty years after the war; Nadya Popova and Klava Fomicheva worked as flight instructors.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing civil
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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"Of Mice and Men"
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