citizen
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The victims were three British nationals, a Pole, an Australian, a Canadian and a dual US-Canadian citizen.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The 27-year-old Russian-Australian citizen underwent "military-style" training in Russia and later joined the Ukrainian armed forces, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett told a news conference.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Immigration authorities alleged that Hernandez-Umana lied about being a U.S. citizen to cross the southern border illegally through Texas in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Now, however, I am a senior citizen who can look at events with the benefit of perspective and hindsight, and thus I have decided to forgive Don Nelson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Everyone who wasn't related to me made a huge fuss over the news that I was about to become a citizen.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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With the court’s ruling Monday, Homeland Security may compile state-by-state lists of citizens who are 18 and over and eligible to vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"This is a matter of survival for a community that represents about two-thirds of our state's citizens and the lion's share of its economy."
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The order directed the Department of Homeland Security to compile lists of U.S. citizens who reside in each state and will be at least 18 years old by Election Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"They will never be private citizens anywhere in their lives," Jones says.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In January 1943, Soviet soldiers managed to get control of the railway in and out of Leningrad, allowing a little relief for the desperate citizens of the city.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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