civilians

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That comparison might sound hyperbolic since Vietnam was a 20-year meat-grinder of a war that cost the lives of more than 50,000 Americans and something like 3.5 million Vietnamese, both troops and civilians.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Others question whether the City Council is up to the task of overseeing the department of roughly 8,600 officers and 3,600 civilians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It has since struck repeatedly in southern Lebanon and issued wide-scale evacuation orders for Lebanese civilians before further strikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"Now more than ever it is imperative to avoid any escalation of a conflict that has already exacted a devastating toll on civilians and that risks making the search for peace even more distant."

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

They wanted the Germans to know they were soldiers on an official Allied mission—that way, hopefully, the Germans wouldn’t retaliate against Norwegian civilians in nearby towns.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin