citizen
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Obama said in his X post on Sunday that her father became a naturalised citizen when she was 17, and not yet legally an adult, which then gave her citizenship.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Before becoming a U.S. citizen four years ago, my wife hadn’t left the country since she arrived as a toddler.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
"Their voices, the voices of young people and of every citizen who has taken part in protests today, must and will be heard with respect," Rama said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The world might look and think it sees some nice, dismissible senior citizen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“Is he a naturalized American citizen or native born?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Israel’s Arab citizens are a patchwork of sometimes overlapping identities, with varying degrees of integration into Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he had told Levine that the "despicable behaviour of the perpetrators of this attack does not represent the citizens or the values of the State of Israel".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
We’re both U.S. citizens, safe on paper, but what if the value of our papers has changed?
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
The bystander's actions "exemplify the heroism of everyday citizens who are prepared and ready to respond when innocent lives are on the line," it added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Forty thousand citizens threatened to shut down the city.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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