citizen
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Clarke was born in Vancouver and was a dual citizen of Canada and the USA.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
For Arendt’s grandfather Max, Mr. Meyer writes, Zionism punctured the belief that “one could be on an equal footing as a Jew, as a citizen, and as a German.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
How does its weight differ from that for an average citizen?
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The bodies of two Nepali nationals and a Pakistani citizen have not yet been recovered.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even after the relief of getting a green card or becoming an American citizen, it’s easy to channel my days as an “illegal alien” and feel the anxiety all over again.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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A devout Christian, Beshara expressed hope that she and her colleagues would lead "a legislative revolution befitting Syria" that would bring all citizens safety after more than 13 years of war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
France and Britain housed small communities from former colonies—an immigration pattern so mundane that 1960s France let citizens of former West African colonies fly into Paris without a passport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The amendment reads in part, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly welcomes the successful rescue of 308 Nigerian citizens who were abducted in different attacks in Niger and Kwara states," presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Besides, they wanted their collection in a place where ordinary citizens could consult it.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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