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Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
Israeli officials say the aim is to separate the civilian population from Hamas, which still controls parts of Gaza and holds dozens of hostages abducted in the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war 21 months ago.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
With arms deliveries suspended, Ukraine is less able to defend itself against Russia’s near-daily bombing of civilians in Ukraine.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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The Army updated its facial hair grooming policy for soldiers, maintaining the long-standing requirement that soldiers be clean-shaven while in uniform or civilian clothing while on duty.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
Israeli officials say the aim is to separate the civilian population from Hamas, which still controls parts of Gaza and holds dozens of hostages abducted in the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war 21 months ago.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
At the same time, a civilian named Reuben (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) is crossing the Atlantic on a boat with his kids in tow; the family shipwrecks and thus gets mixed up in the adventure.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
With arms deliveries suspended, Ukraine is less able to defend itself against Russia’s near-daily bombing of civilians in Ukraine.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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Soon after Trump took office, senior administration officials rescinded the policy, allowing agents to detain people, including family members, for civil immigration violations at courthouses.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Records have shown that a large share of those currently in detention do not have a criminal record, but civil immigration offenses instead.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Recovering POWs and captive noncombatants is also a top priority in Kyiv, leading to quiet discussions with Moscow.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 May 2024
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His cases there included the successful prosecution — in a 25-month trial — of a Croatian general who ordered the slaughter of Muslim noncombatants.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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