national service
Example Sentences
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Today, we are losing the sense of connection between individual action and national service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"In the meantime, we continue to assess and take actions as necessary to maintain this vital national service."
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
They can become instruments of the state and be called upon to perform national service, as investors saw during the 2008 financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Other European countries have looked to national service in response to the threat from Russia, with France, Germany and Belgium introducing schemes this year.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
Wherever a national service has been done, Mr. Gladstone's eulogy always has been ready.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various
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