civil
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Alabama is seeking an injunction for TikTok to change its practices, civil penalties and damages.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Favorite subjects included “struggling civil servants and the shabby humiliations endured by the failing gentry.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Stevenson sits on the equality, human rights and civil justice committee as well as the transport committee, and is a substitute member of the delegated powers and law reform committee.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Von Hassel was charged with vandalism and damage to property motivated by civil rights violations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“I don’t want you to do anything but be civil to him and help to the pudding. You’ll give me your advice if I get in a muddle, won’t you?” asked Jo, rather hurt.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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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