citizens

Example Sentences

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The donations were made in the weeks before the government announced a £100,000 cap on donations after 25 March from British citizens living overseas.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

We argued that the government shouldn’t be allowed to punish American citizens while forbidding them from publicly disputing the accusations, aside from grave matters of national security.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Sumner asserted that “the true idea of a Republic” is that “all the citizens have an equal voice in government.”

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Decades ago following child traffic fatalities, Dutch citizens demanded change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The Cuban leader drove to the office of the newspaper Revolución and dictated a front-page story for all of his citizens to read in the morning.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin