civilian
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Government data showed that exports of capital goods like computers and civilian aircraft also climbed.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Human-like machines may appear familiar and trustworthy as their civilian use grows, increasing the risk people misread danger.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
But it has no say in the disciplining of the department’s sworn and civilian employees — a role that falls to the police chief.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Federal prosecutors allege that Pauken had been working at the direction of individuals who he knew were operatives for China’s Ministry of State Security, the country’s main civilian intelligence agency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
He wore civilian clothes, replaced the soldiers with unarmed policemen, enforced the amnesty laws, and helped a few families of Liberals who had been killed in the war.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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We the People: Civ
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