national service
Britishnoun
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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
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
It appears that Sir Robert relies in part upon these frightful falsehoods for effecting a national service by rousing the fears of the Roman Catholic landholders.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 by Various
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