civil
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The parents of Sabich filed a $1.3-million civil suit against Longet later the same year, but the case was settled out of court two years later.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
"I couldn't believe it… it was like it wasn't real money, they weren't spending any of their own money," a former senior civil servant told the BBC.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Hezbollah, or Party of God in Arabic, was created in the 1980s during Israel's occupation of Lebanon in the Lebanese civil war.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Rail accounted for only 0.3 percent of EU planet warming emissions from transport in 2022 compared to almost 12 percent for civil aviation.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
“I don’t want you to do anything but be civil to him and help to the pudding. You’ll give me your advice if I get in a muddle, won’t you?” asked Jo, rather hurt.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing civil
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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"Of Mice and Men"
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