national service
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Asked whether the government would consider using its limited tax-raising powers to pay for a national service, Jewell said that spending money more "efficiently" was the current approach.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Speaking at the National Eisteddfod, Delyth Jewell said a national service was "not something we'll be able to achieve in its entirety in this term".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
During World War II, the DuPont company turned its scientific and manufacturing capacity to national service, producing munitions, nylon parachutes, Lucite airplane turrets, and many other products for the war effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Murphy lays out a provocative agenda for Democrats to call Americans to national service, break up corporate power, rebuild local communities, and create a bigger tent that reaches disaffected conservatives hungry for change.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
He and his wife were very happy, and Mrs. Grant was correspondingly depressed when the exigencies of the national service took her husband away from her.
From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis
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