citizen
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The world might look and think it sees some nice, dismissible senior citizen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Omar became a U.S. citizen in 2000, under a law that makes minors eligible for citizenship when their parents are naturalized.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026
Having since left the legislature, Hertzberg — now a private citizen — is trying again.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Every Indian citizen has the right to approach the court, and we will hear their concerns and grant whatever is due under the law," he told reporters.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
I was two when we moved to the United States, and at the age of twenty-six, I was finally an American citizen.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
"We didn't abandon seatbelts because people didn't want to buckle up, and we will not flinch at holding tech companies to account when our littlest citizens are at stake."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Buckingham Palace has made it very clear that they view the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as private citizens.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
“What I want to do,” Gen. Grynkewich said, “is assure the one billion citizens of our alliance that we’ve got this.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Embassy in Riyadh cautioned citizens to keep their distance from the airport and surrounding areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Germany warned citizens of neutral countries not to board ships going into war zones.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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