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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
But the civilian use of the technology could ultimately pose an even bigger threat to Beijing and other countries that tightly control access to the internet.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Jonathan Dienst Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst At least one police officer and one civilian have been shot this evening inside 345 Park Ave., two senior New York City officials told NBC News.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 29 July 2025
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In the first half of 2025, the federal civilian workforce shrank by sixty thousand people.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
But the civilian use of the technology could ultimately pose an even bigger threat to Beijing and other countries that tightly control access to the internet.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
At least 27 civilians were killed across Ukraine overnight into Tuesday morning, an exceptionally high death toll even considering the big rise in the number of drones and missiles Russia has been launching towards Ukraine recently.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Jonathan Dienst Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst At least one police officer and one civilian have been shot this evening inside 345 Park Ave., two senior New York City officials told NBC News.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 29 July 2025
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The art of divorce After Parliament passed the Matrimonial Causes Act in 1857, divorce became a matter for the civil courts, and therefore a viable option for a greater proportion of British society.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming, 34, and an officer from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department responded to a call for civil standby at around 3:30 p.m. local time on July 26, the county sheriff's office said in a statement.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Recovering POWs and captive noncombatants is also a top priority in Kyiv, leading to quiet discussions with Moscow.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 May 2024
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His cases there included the successful prosecution — in a 25-month trial — of a Croatian general who ordered the slaughter of Muslim noncombatants.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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