citizen
Example Sentences
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The state does require ID when registering to vote, and residents must swear under penalty of perjury that they are eligible to vote and they are a U.S. citizen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He was born in Somalia but came to the UK lawfully as a child in the early 1990s and is now a British citizen, officials have said.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Ashouri, a U.S. citizen, spent her childhood frequenting businesses in Westwood, but she no longer feels comfortable there, fearing some sort of altercation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
If Powell stays, the Justice Department would not be pursuing a private citizen but a sitting central banker, raising the stakes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
As a good citizen, she never tried to publicly contradict her country.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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Election Lingo
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