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Recent Examples of citizenry
There’s a version of Neighbors that plausibly could get into the connection between micro ideology and macro ideology, how your behavior toward the people in your backyard mirrors your approach to global citizenry.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
But experts warn masking serves another purpose, inciting fear in communities, and risks shattering norms, accountability and trust between the police and its citizenry.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The citizenry has broadly recoiled; her killing, in addition to being a human tragedy, has been a public relations disaster for the administration.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
In fact, the United States’ economic competitiveness—not to mention the happiness of its citizenry—ranks below many countries that work much fewer hours, including Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Netherlands, and Norway.
—Joe O’Connor, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
But experts warn masking serves another purpose, inciting fear in communities, and risks shattering norms, accountability and trust between the police and its citizenry.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The citizenry has broadly recoiled; her killing, in addition to being a human tragedy, has been a public relations disaster for the administration.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
In fact, the United States’ economic competitiveness—not to mention the happiness of its citizenry—ranks below many countries that work much fewer hours, including Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Netherlands, and Norway.
—Joe O’Connor, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for citizenry
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The crocodile’s rare appearance represented a disheartening degradation but a hopeful sign of what the Niger Delta, if salvaged, can still become — an eco-diverse paradise akin to the Amazon or Costa Rica, that feeds its populace and attracts foreign visitors wanting to witness nature’s glory.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The seeming absoluteness of scientific thinking may predispose many medical practitioners or public health workers to assume the populace trust them, that evidential claims naturally validate interventions — no further Q&A needed.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
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It was reinforced to the British public most starkly in recent times when, in September 2022, gilts sold off violently after Liz Truss’ government unveiled a mini-Budget including £45 billion worth of unfunded tax cuts.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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In an interview with ABC News at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby had more bad news for the flying public.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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But an outcome that sets them back in their quest to live in a free society will stand out as a cruel and historic mistake.—
Jason Rezaian,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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The narrative features, however, such as 2010’s My Joy or 2017’s A Gentle Creature, were rich, rambling, surreal, maximalist, following characters on absurd quests through cross sections of bureaucracy and society.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Yet University City has never developed the kind of independent dining culture that has flourished in other parts of Charlotte.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Or for a slice of culture, pop into the V&A and National History Museum followed by a show at the Royal Albert Hall.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Citizenry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/citizenry. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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