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citizen

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


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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

"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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