citizenry
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"Even with the small cheque size from everyday givers, this is a sizeable contribution from the citizenry towards social impact," says Uppal.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
“The big question is whether this would be enough to appease the Iranian citizenry, given the level of dissatisfaction, rioting and violence we are seeing on the ground at the moment,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
“And it’s going to be up to the citizenry to do something about it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
What makes all of this so tragic is that the state of Israel, through its citizenry, has the capacity to do so much good in this world of ours.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025
Although there are several memorials to the deaths of these young people in other states, there has been no significant effort on the part of Birmingham and Alabama citizenry to remember these sacrifices appropriately.”
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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