as in regional
relating to a city, town, or country or to the people who live there
Serving on a jury is our civic duty. A meeting of civic leaders that intends to promote economic cooperation in the region.
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Recent Examples of civic
States like California, Maryland, and Colorado are beginning to recognize this by experimenting with models that treat volunteerism as workforce development, not merely civic goodwill.
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Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the day, Pae participated in a webinar with United WE, which works to advance women’s economic and civic leadership through research, policy solutions and civic engagement.
—Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 29 Jan. 2026
The program is a part of Offerdahl's Hand Off Foundation, which, since its inception in 2012, has served more than 1 million meals across South Florida by partnering with civic, business, and faith organizations.
—Samantha Rivera, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Basilicas were largely used for civic, not religious, purposes before Rome adopted Christianity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the day, Pae participated in a webinar with United WE, which works to advance women’s economic and civic leadership through research, policy solutions and civic engagement.
—Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 29 Jan. 2026
The program is a part of Offerdahl's Hand Off Foundation, which, since its inception in 2012, has served more than 1 million meals across South Florida by partnering with civic, business, and faith organizations.
—Samantha Rivera, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Basilicas were largely used for civic, not religious, purposes before Rome adopted Christianity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
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Manpreet Gill, regional chief investment officer for Europe, Africa and the Middle East at Standard Chartered, said the bank’s proprietary signals show both metals in overbought territory.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Decades later, National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions remains a gold standard for Arctic exploration, with deep regional expertise across Svalbard, Greenland, Arctic Canada and the Northwest Passage.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The deaths of Pretti and Renee Good have transformed the national conversation on immigration enforcement and appear to have driven a tone shift from the White House in recent days.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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At least five national leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have visited Xi in January alone.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The company also supplied asbestos-cement pipe from 1983 to 1988 used by municipal water systems, sewer systems and other customers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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But, despite signing a contract with ICE, ongoing litigation alleges that the company has not secured a business license or the proper conditional-use permit for the facility with the municipal government of California City.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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Lemon made his first public comments after federal authorities arrested him on Thursday for partaking in an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Conservative talk radio has long dominated the commutes of California Republicans, many of whom once spent their mornings reading local newspaper opinion pages that leaned right.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees humanitarian and civil efforts in Gaza, said the crossing will be open to the public starting Monday morning, but only in a limited capacity, allowing roughly 150 people per day to cross.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Later on, Cabey—who is reportedly still alive, though not well—won a civil judgment of $43 million from Goetz, who declared bankruptcy and never gave him a cent.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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