civil
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All the same, these queries raise important questions for civil liberties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Allied pro-democracy rebels claim to have controlled oil fields in Magway's Myaing township since 2023, the third year of a nationwide civil war triggered by a coup.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
The prosecution told the court that on application forms he provided inaccurate information about his employment status and failed to disclose to government departments that he was already a civil servant.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
They cannot protect ill-gotten gains from civil asset forfeiture claims brought by a future attorney general.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
The Voting Rights Act has been called the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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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