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Recent Examples of civilian
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
Both the officer and the civilian had minor injuries, according to Stowers.
—Madeline Armstrong, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
And many of the ICE agents deployed on the streets today have not been trained to operate in urban environments with high levels of civilian protest activity.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Plaintiffs claim agents boxed in a civilian’s car and pointed a rifle inside during enforcement operations.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
Both the officer and the civilian had minor injuries, according to Stowers.
—Madeline Armstrong, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
This time, though, the images of immigration operations in civilian neighborhoods are fresh in voters’ minds.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
And many of the ICE agents deployed on the streets today have not been trained to operate in urban environments with high levels of civilian protest activity.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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The government accused the Druze of resisting its rule and, in combination with tens of thousands of Bedouin tribal fighters, attacked Druze villages, killing hundreds of people, including many noncombatants.—
Steven N. Simon,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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Beijing’s national security law has transformed Hong Kong, with authorities jailing dozens of dissidents; forcing civil society groups and outspoken media outlets to disband; and neutering the city’s once-raucous political scene.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Israel has repeatedly demanded the complete disarmament and dismantling of Hamas and its infrastructure, both military and civil.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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