national service
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Cherished friends of ours have a child who went for a “big trip” to South America when he finished his national service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Instead, he reasons that he might be assigned other tasks, based on the skills and experience he has gained since his national service two decades ago.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
They can become instruments of the state and be called upon to perform national service, as investors saw during the 2008 financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
The opponents of national service pursue two lines of argument, the one historical, the other theoretical.
From Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government by Hearnshaw, F. J. C. (Fossey John Cobb)
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