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Recent Examples of citizenry
Local citizenry and visitors could immerse themselves in the beauty of the Chesapeake; a Skyway that would allow this national treasure to be shared with the world.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
He was forced out of office and the ensuing presidential election electrified the Slovak citizenry like nothing has since the 1989 Velvet Revolution.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
With a citizenry exhausted by permanent crisis, Milei still has a unique opportunity to follow through on his policy promises.
—María Victoria Murillo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
In five days’ time, around 49% of the country is going to be some combination of pissed off and/or terrified, which is really no way to run a functional citizenry.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
He was forced out of office and the ensuing presidential election electrified the Slovak citizenry like nothing has since the 1989 Velvet Revolution.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
With a citizenry exhausted by permanent crisis, Milei still has a unique opportunity to follow through on his policy promises.
—María Victoria Murillo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
In five days’ time, around 49% of the country is going to be some combination of pissed off and/or terrified, which is really no way to run a functional citizenry.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizenry
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Previous reporting suggested most of the infections were in people over the age of 15.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that about 18,000 people were in the mandatory or voluntary evacuation zones.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Bozzo leveled criticisms at the current city government, arguing for more collaboration between officials and the populace.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
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The public can’t handle the truth Recent political shows have settled into a mode that suggests the proletariat is, well, dumb — think of how The Regime depicts the populace of its unnamed country cheering for Kate Winslet’s mustard-fetishizing autocrat.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Investigators hail crucial role of public in finding person of interest Tisch, the police commissioner, said the tip from the McDonald's employee in Thompson's slaying is the third recent case in which the public has helped police.Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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More than fifteen million people—sixty-five per cent of the French viewing public—watched as Macron appeared onscreen, perched on a balcony with the plane trees of the palace gardens behind him, filtering the day’s last light.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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The writers and academics who abandoned Marxism to found the neoconservative movement were deeply concerned with political freedom and the moral decline of American society.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Having worked in these upper echelons of British royal society, she was subsequently convicted of murdering her husband Thomas Cressman in 2001.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
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But it’s ultimately rooted in a culture and history that long predates the 2017 film.Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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The intrigue: The Drake vs. Kendrick war was one of the biggest pop culture stories of the year.Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Citizenry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizenry. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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