civilian
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The conscripts then do up to 15 months compulsory training before going back into civilian life, in employment or higher education.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Tenure of Office Act gave the same protection to the civilian officials in charge of Reconstruction.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Most of the Chinese gear is commercially available, so-called dual-use components made for civilian or military applications, say analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In his most draconian move yet, the Pentagon polygraphed some 50 high-ranking military officers and civilian officials on the Joint Staff, which coordinates operations, policy and war plans with combatant commanders worldwide.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
First of all, she knew that the Navy never allowed a civilian to run anything.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
The facility was evacuated and no civilians or fire personal were injured in the fire response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
According to the independent defense research portal MilitarySpend, between 1,800 to 3,800 civilians across the Middle East have died in the war, most of them Iranian.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
The passenger train line between Warsaw and Kyiv is a a main travel route for civilians, as the Kremlin knows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nearly 200 Russians sent a letter to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and the United Nations, asking them to organise a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Further, the prison was so isolated that there was no oversight whatsoever, no civilians who came to check on conditions.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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