citizen
Example Sentences
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Jin’s daughter, now an American citizen, is fighting to keep her father’s struggle in the public eye.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Researchers are now encouraging more people, especially landowners, to participate in citizen science projects and collect high quality observations.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Aurélien Martini of the USM magistrates' union said that citizen vigilantes "risked disrupting genuine police investigations that might already be under way into a suspect".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The woman, a US citizen, journeyed halfway across the globe to reach remote Pitcairn Island after disembarking the cruise ship in Saint Helena, authorities said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The Florentines made Paulo Vitelli their captain, a very able man and one who rose from being a private citizen to achieve great prestige.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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