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
We are known in our community for major contributions towards children's literacy and civic and church groups routinely purchase diverse titles from our store to donate to our struggling school system.
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American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Adkins and her family moved to Fayetteville in 1920, and she was soon engaged in civic life there as well as in activities of the city's First Christian Church.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Maria Torres-Springer: Her October promotion to first deputy mayor, the second-most powerful position at City Hall was praised by civic leaders.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
In this assemblage of street addresses throughout New York City, sounds are collected with the intention of making all partners in a grand civic waltz.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Adkins and her family moved to Fayetteville in 1920, and she was soon engaged in civic life there as well as in activities of the city's First Christian Church.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Maria Torres-Springer: Her October promotion to first deputy mayor, the second-most powerful position at City Hall was praised by civic leaders.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
In this assemblage of street addresses throughout New York City, sounds are collected with the intention of making all partners in a grand civic waltz.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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German NGOs and some companies have left X and there are calls for boycotting Tesla and X. Tesla’s gigafactory near Berlin—a product of the regional Social Democrats’ engagement, not the AfD—regularly bumps up against German regulators, and will now be ever more unlikely to get calls in its favor.Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, the values reflect rights fees from regional sports networks owned by the team but do not include the value of the RSNs themselves.Brett Knight, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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As governor, Newsom took advantage of the state’s position as the liberal antithesis to Trump to elevate his own national profile during the president-elect’s first term.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Ewers will be remembered not for an appearance in the national title game, but rather his memorial will be coming close.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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West Hartford Center and Blue Back Square have over 5,000 parking spots located curbside, in municipal surface lots and garages, and private lots and garages, according to the town.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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Officials from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works said that was due to an overwhelming demand on the municipal water system not designed to fight wildfires.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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The decision comes weeks after a federal committee declined to issue a recommendation on the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel merger, leaving Biden an opportunity to block the deal.Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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During remarks Thursday, Mr. Biden said federal investigators determined Jabbar planted the explosives at two locations in the French Quarter before the attack and also had a remote detonator in his truck.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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He was taken to a local clinic for preliminary examinations and later transferred to an area hospital for further medical evaluations, according to ZimParks.Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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No stay at a traditional inn would be complete without an indulgent kaiseki meal and Ryokan Kurashiki does it right, with a seasonal menu that highlights the best of local ingredients.Christina Liao, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
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Through a civil subpoena, Lively obtained text messages between Baldoni, publicist Jennifer Abel, and crisis management expert Melissa Nathan.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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As Shakespeare depicts the king’s reign from June 1483 to August 1485, Richard III’s kingdom was wrought with chaos, confusion and corruption that fueled civil conflict in England.David Sterling Brown, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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