citizens

Example Sentences

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At issue are some 2.4 million foreign citizens who have “nonwork” Social Security numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Prime Minister Modi asked citizens to avoid buying gold jewelry for functions, coming as the country’s appetite for the precious metal continues to drive foreign-currency spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Ghana and Nigeria have recently summoned the South African envoys to their respective countries over the mistreatment and harassment of their citizens.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The country’s policy secretary Kim Yong-beom suggested excess corporate AI profits be distributed to citizens as a kind of national dividend.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Demonstrators from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, holding placards urging black citizens to register as voters, are about to be arrested by Selma police, October 7, 1963.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman