citizen
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The 27-year-old Russian-Australian citizen underwent "military-style" training in Russia and later joined the Ukrainian armed forces, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett told a news conference.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
To this day, Switzerland mandates that every citizen must have access to a nuclear bunker, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
August is peak season for the bugs in L.A., she said, citing data from iNaturalist, a citizen science app.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Another woman is “presumed” a citizen, the AG’s office says, but was “subject to a complicated international adoption as an infant many decades ago,” and “her federal alien file is both missing and irreplicable.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Once you receive your green card, you have to wait five years before you can apply to become an American citizen.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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With the court’s ruling Monday, Homeland Security may compile state-by-state lists of citizens who are 18 and over and eligible to vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"This is a matter of survival for a community that represents about two-thirds of our state's citizens and the lion's share of its economy."
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The order directed the Department of Homeland Security to compile lists of U.S. citizens who reside in each state and will be at least 18 years old by Election Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Many Cuban children and other vulnerable citizens have died in the process, according to the United Nations, also citing a doubling of infant mortality.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
He admired the gentility of the city’s citizens and the cleanliness of its streets.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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