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
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
A talented artist, the young Morris had spent his national service lecturing soldiers in fine arts and had exhibited surrealist paintings alongside Joan Miró.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 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
Before this he had already dedicated to national service his gift of portrait-painting.
From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by George Henry Blore
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