citizen
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Beg, who is a fourth generation UK citizen, said the current climate also made him fearful for the safety of his children.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
No other U.S. citizen is known to be considered wrongfully detained in China, a designation that the State Department says unlocks exceptional U.S. government attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“When a baby is born on American soil and an American flag flies above, that baby is a birthright citizen, as the Reconstruction Republicans across the land understood,” he wrote in February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Because more than half of the records analyzed were newly documented, Machado believes citizen science will continue to play an increasingly important role in studies of parental behavior across many different animal groups.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Every last Soviet citizen liberated from the German prison camps—even those at Auschwitz—was questioned as a possible spy.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
"Not only has Glasgow and her citizens completely embraced the Games, but we have demonstrated our credentials as a world-class city," he declared.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Navigating these currents in an unceasingly volatile region is crucial to re-establish the country’s reputation as a safe and stable place for tourists and investors, and for Saudi Arabia’s own citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Few team sports are as physically demanding as soccer, though, which makes both the growing number of seasoned citizens and their performances noteworthy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The State Department has advised citizens to avoid all travel to the DRC amid the Ebola outbreak, though many Americans are in the country working for nongovernmental organizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Speaking from the steps of the capitol, prominent civil rights leaders and ordinary citizens recalled the turbulent events at Selma that had turned the voting rights campaign into a mass protest against racial injustice.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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