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
Yes Please list the highlights of your civic involvement/activism in the city of Fort Worth: Served on Fort Worth City Council since 2023
Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding?
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Germany fares better than the average across jobs, work-life balance, education, safety, civic engagement, and life satisfaction.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The party had tried to survive as a civic group in recent years but struggled to raise funds as multiple private venues canceled their events, often at the last minute.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Yes District 11 Please list the highlights of your civic involvement/activism in the city of Fort Worth: Served on various committees and boards with the City of Fort Worth
Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding?
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Germany fares better than the average across jobs, work-life balance, education, safety, civic engagement, and life satisfaction.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The party had tried to survive as a civic group in recent years but struggled to raise funds as multiple private venues canceled their events, often at the last minute.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Yes District 11 Please list the highlights of your civic involvement/activism in the city of Fort Worth: Served on various committees and boards with the City of Fort Worth
Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding?
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
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Max Murray was 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs for the Huskies in the regional quarterfinal series win.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2025
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Southlake Carroll reached the regional semifinals, where it was eliminated by Denton Guyer, an eventual state runner-up.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2025
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Already more than 1,000 workers down, EPA tries to convince others to depart US military takes an abrupt turn after decades of climate change research Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has covered the environment, climate change and other news for decades.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The blaze broke out at around 12:25 p.m. local time on Tuesday in the city of Liaoning, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency and national broadcaster CCTV.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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That included municipal officials, traditional chiefs and employees of Cameroon's Development Cooperation, which maintained the central African country's banana, palm oil and rubber exports.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Miami Herald 305-376-3619 Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Two decades later, ICE has ballooned into a federal behemoth.—
Benjamin Waddell,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2025
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One is the two-sided bronze Japanese American Internment Memorial, at the federal building in downtown San Jose.—
Robert Taylor,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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But when a group of local werewolves enrolls at the local high school, tensions once again rise as the town welcomes more monsters.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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Last year alone, the Civic Theatre hosted more than 300,000 ticket-buyers for more than 140 performances, contributing $23 million to the local economy and $1.5 million in local and state tax revenues.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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The disastrous event led to its organizer pleading guilty to wire fraud and settling a class-action civil suit.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The civil suits are the only remaining legal effort to hold the president accountable for the riot, after two criminal cases against Trump tied to Jan. 6 crumbled last year.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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