citizen
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An investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project in 2024 alleged Zhao operated as a key pointman for Beijing's interests in Fiji and was a naturalised citizen of the Pacific nation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola - a Kenyan citizen who has been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past seven years.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Florida Highway Patrol officers pulled over Kenny Laynez, a U.S. citizen who was en route to a landscaping job with his mother and two co-workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
Our leaders and citizen activists pushed local, state, and federal governments and businesses for chances for Colored citizens.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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"Appropriate measures must be taken by the relevant ministries and agencies to protect schoolchildren and students, including senior citizens and patients with respiratory illnesses," King Sultan Ibrahim said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some of Kyiv's most vulnerable citizens – the elderly and women with young children – are being offered places in converted sanatoriums and rehabilitation centres in the city's forested outskirts.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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
Nearly 270,000 Israeli citizens left the country between 2023 and 2025, according to analysis by researchers at Tel Aviv University—the highest three-year emigration total on record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The river would protect Booth from the angry citizens of Washington.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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