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
Elsner was involved in other civic organizations.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But top city leaders are pushing back on the idea as a potential drain to Indy's tax base and a detriment to civic accountability.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 31 Aug. 2025
Grounded in the principles of journalism and focused on contributing to more accurate narratives and representative newsrooms, ThreeSixty offers technical, ethical, and entrepreneurial training for fulfilling careers in storytelling and civic leadership.
—Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
There are compelling economic and civic reasons to make those choices now: Participation will define our era.
—Chris Lehane, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But top city leaders are pushing back on the idea as a potential drain to Indy's tax base and a detriment to civic accountability.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 31 Aug. 2025
Grounded in the principles of journalism and focused on contributing to more accurate narratives and representative newsrooms, ThreeSixty offers technical, ethical, and entrepreneurial training for fulfilling careers in storytelling and civic leadership.
—Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
There are compelling economic and civic reasons to make those choices now: Participation will define our era.
—Chris Lehane, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
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Some states are banding together to form regional health coalitions.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Lebanese army’s plan is an unprecedented effort to disarm Iran’s most powerful regional proxy and one of the biggest non-state threats to Israel.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Former Biden National Security Council official Tarun Chhabra now leads its national security policy, while former White House economic aide Elizabeth Kelly serves as head of beneficial deployments.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Goalkeeping coach Ian Willcock, who has been with United since their inception in 2018, left for the Canada national team, reuniting with former United manager Casey Stoney.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The dispute began after the village's tax administrator and attorney Deepak Desai found that Daniels had not paid all of his municipal taxes, according to court documents.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Both Suarez and Pardo have argued that switching to even years will boost Miami’s typically paltry voter turnout while significantly reducing election costs, since municipal races would be included on the general election ballot, rather than the city needing to host its own election each time.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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But lawmakers — both at the state and federal level — have yet to adopt any meaningful guardrails on the usage of artificial intelligence.—
Kyle Ingram,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Bundys and several others in the vehicles were arrested and charged with multiple federal crimes, including conspiracy to impede federal officers.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Just as a developer is trying to move ahead with plans to raze the historic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte, then rebuild a near replica, a local museum CEO is trying to make the case for saving the structure.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The projects received millions in state and local tax incentives after promising to create thousands of new jobs.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Being undocumented in the United States, whether by crossing the border without authorization or overstaying a visa, is typically considered a civil violation rather than a criminal offense.—
Caroll Alvarado,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Sheriff's Department investigation was announced shortly after the civil suit was filed in May.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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