private citizen
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The photos were taken consensually, when Gallant was a private citizen, but what’s protecting him more than anything is that he looks good.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
Having since left the legislature, Hertzberg — now a private citizen — is trying again.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Her claim, she said, “is about whether government can use official authority to stigmatize a private citizen without facts, without process, without fairness, accountability, investigation or even an interview — not even a phone call.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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
Francesco became Duke of Milan from his station as a private citizen through appropriate methods and a great deal of virtue; and what he acquired with a thousand hardships he maintained with little effort.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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