national service
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A talented artist, the young Morris had spent his national service lecturing soldiers in fine arts and had exhibited surrealist paintings alongside Joan Miró.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Prosperity itself can be a form of national service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The committee behind the initiative maintains that requiring every Swiss citizen, regardless of gender, to do national service in the army or in a civilian capacity would strengthen the social cohesion.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
During the year ended in September 2023, nearly 28% of retirement-age individuals formally volunteered through an organization, estimates AmeriCorps, the government agency for national service and volunteerism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
He lived, in the country to which he had rendered a national service, in extreme obscurity and decay; and the walls of the Fleet too often enclosed the English Montesquieu.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
