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citizen

[sit-uh-zuhn, -suhn] / ˈsɪt ə zən, -sən /


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She became a citizen last year, and this weekend she will marry a man who made the same move from London three years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

This year's theme, Nature for the Next Generation, includes talks on subjects ranging from seabird restoration and woodland resilience to butterfly monitoring in Sark and citizen science projects.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

You must bring proof that you are a U.S. citizen and sign a form saying you are eligible to vote in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

More than 1000 citizen science observations have been submitted through iNaturalist and the Atlas of Living Australia, and the insects have also been studied scientifically for decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

I was two when we moved to the United States, and at the age of twenty-six, I was finally an American citizen.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Others also allow ordinary citizens to volunteer as witnesses.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

ICE has been involved in several high-profile shootings this year, including the killing of two US citizens in Minneapolis, which sparked angry protests.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Thirteen miles away in Oakland the following day, some senior citizens sat down with a group of students to address AI angst at a grassroots tech event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Yet governments have increasingly pushed citizens to recycle paper, glass and plastics worth less than the cost of collecting and processing them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

All over the USSR, citizens raced to defend their Motherland.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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