citizen
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“I’m a citizen of the world, a citizen of humanity,” he says in response to a banal question about where he shot “Digger.”
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
Walters, a citizen of the Comanche Nation, had never spoken to this correctional officer, and he thought a private conversation with him or any other guard was a recipe for trouble.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Alex Ovechkin is a Russian citizen who lives in Moscow with his family during the offseason and will live there following his retirement," said a Capitals spokesman in a statement sent to AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Afghanistan citizen Haji Zada was never charged with a crime, but prosecutors had tried and convicted her son and son-in-law for terror offenses.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
After the war, Alfons Heck emigrated to the United States and became an American citizen.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
What I do expect is for our government to stand up for its citizens, to challenge what is happening and to keep pushing when commitments are made and then not honoured.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Israel has one of the world’s fastest rates of AI adoption among its citizens, according to international surveys and Israel’s internet association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Back home, he said, nobody trusts the local currency, but citizens are required by law to use it anyway.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Abraham and Szor may lose their place as Israeli citizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Neither those for nor against slavery liked the idea of America’s citizens deciding such an essential issue.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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