civilian
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China says it doesn’t sell arms to Iran and maintains strict control of equipment with both civilian and military applications, known as dual-use goods.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
"Transitioning into civilian life wasn't easy," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
In recent days, there have been public fissures between Iran’s civilian leadership and military hard-liners in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over how much to bend to U.S. demands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
They were part-time, locally controlled forces, composed of citizens who could be called up in emergencies and then returned to civilian life.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
He dreamed of it in the way other soldiers dreamed of their hearths or allotments or old civilian jobs.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing civilian
We the People: Civ
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