citizen

Example Sentences

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As airlines resumed limited flights out of hubs including Dubai and Riyadh, governments also chartered planes to bring home citizens affected by the turmoil, which stranded tens of thousands of travellers worldwide.

From Barron's

Decades of research on rally-around-the-flag effects – the tendency of populations to unite behind their government when attacked by a foreign power – confirms that external attacks fuse regime and nation, even when citizens despise their leaders.

From Salon

"The future police service should be near the citizens," he says.

From BBC

Thousands of flights have been cancelled, and many British citizens who would like to leave remain stuck in the region.

From BBC

Starmer demurred, saying all British citizens were entitled to the same help regardless of their tax status.

From The Wall Street Journal