civilians
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EY identified between $530 million and $1.4 billion in potential cost cuts and new revenue sources, including filling some desk jobs in the police department with civilians instead of officers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"Sudan suffers the most from weapons and their illegal flow. However, expanding such a sanctions regime will weaken the protection of civilians," said Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
If nothing else, this weather gives civilians a chance to study up on the NWS hierarchy of hot-weather alarms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Beijing said at the time that 200 civilians died, but according to de-classified UK diplomatic cables, at least 10,000 people were killed.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
No one knew how many Japanese soldiers and civilians would die.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
