civil

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Lord Reid has previously attributed the four-word phrase to an unnamed senior civil servant.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The series spans several decades, drawing inspiration from racial violence during the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, his personal relationship to Africa, people in his own community and across the African diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Bangladesh has shut universities and capped fuel prices; Pakistan has introduced a shortened workweek; and Thailand ordered civil servants to work from home.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control ends prohibitions barring Americans from doing business with her at the risk of facing civil or criminal penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Principalities of this type are usually endangered when they are about to change from a civil government into an absolute form of government.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli