civilian
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M is not governed by the usual impulses of the civilian; she has no use for love or hate, desire or abnegation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Asked about civilian deaths, he says the Taliban targeted US convoys and that civilians were urged to stay away from foreign bases.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The announcement comes after a multiyear review by Israel military authorities into combat incidents involving civilian deaths in Gaza that sparked criticism both by human rights groups and foreign governments of Israeli tactics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The reports include officers of all genders, but many cases involve a uniformed man stalking a civilian woman — or the people close to her.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
The sandbagging on the ground-floor windows was reinforced, and civilian contractors were on the roofs checking the firmness of the chimney stacks and the concreted skylights.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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EY identified between $530 million and $1.4 billion in potential cost cuts and new revenue sources, including filling some desk jobs in the police department with civilians instead of officers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"Sudan suffers the most from weapons and their illegal flow. However, expanding such a sanctions regime will weaken the protection of civilians," said Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
If nothing else, this weather gives civilians a chance to study up on the NWS hierarchy of hot-weather alarms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
It said in a further statement that Israeli civilians had erected a tent in the Qusra area earlier on Friday, "and IDF soldiers operated to remove it while protecting the local residents".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Germany required all civilians to legally register and carry documentation that contained our name, photograph, nationality, race, birth, and family details.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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