as in regional
relating to a city, town, or country or to the people who live there
Serving on a jury is our civic duty. A meeting of civic leaders that intends to promote economic cooperation in the region.
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Recent Examples of civic
No To Coal consortium, a group of environmental and civic organizations that have teamed up to raise awareness about the current state and future of Naperville’s electric supply.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Members can volunteer to organize voter registration drives, advocate for public policy issues, and promote civic engagement.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Urban designers, physicians, and civic groups lobbied municipal governments in Chicago, Boston, New York, and elsewhere to provide a sanitary solution to the problem of human waste.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Jan. 2025
Thanks for Phan’s contributions came rolling in Tuesday from chefs, restaurateurs and civic leaders saddened by news of the chef’s sudden death.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Members can volunteer to organize voter registration drives, advocate for public policy issues, and promote civic engagement.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Urban designers, physicians, and civic groups lobbied municipal governments in Chicago, Boston, New York, and elsewhere to provide a sanitary solution to the problem of human waste.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Jan. 2025
Thanks for Phan’s contributions came rolling in Tuesday from chefs, restaurateurs and civic leaders saddened by news of the chef’s sudden death.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civic
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New programming strands include Director in Focus honoring Māori filmmaker Mike Jonathan, Pacific Film Showcase, and Okinawa Panorama, spotlighting regional cinema.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Other regional neighbors were also critical of Trump.—
Helen Regan,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Janelle Griffith Janelle Griffith is a national reporter for NBC News focusing on issues of race and policing.—
Janelle Griffith,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Isabelle Taft is a reporter covering national news and a member of the 2024-25 Times Fellowship class, a program for journalists early in their career.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Marsico co-owned a forerunner entity that was subsumed by Verano in 2018, according to the indictment, and was executive vice president at Verano, responsible for municipal government relations and real estate, including getting approvals to open cannabis dispensaries.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Raleigh Municipal Building — Already well underway, the City of Raleigh's new 17-story municipal tower could welcome city workers next to Nash Square in 2026.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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The district, then led by Administrator Mario DeFelice, applied for $212,000 in federal COVID relief.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Each choice carries political and operational risks, particularly in the polarized environment surrounding federal governance.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Boston City Council plans to discuss the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sodas and other sugary drinks.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that households with incomes in the top 20% would disproportionately benefit from any effort to raise the maximum allowable deductions for state and local taxes.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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Then on Thursday, Baldoni filed a $400 million federal lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds, as well as Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane, accusing the trio of multiple offenses, including defamation, civil extortion, invasion of privacy and interference with contractual relations.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, new inductees of France’s National Order of Merit, an honorific for distinguished civil achievements, were also revealed.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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