civic
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Doyle and Slaney, known as close friends, kept up busy civic lives, according to social-media posts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Alexis de Tocqueville warned that without voluntary associations—churches, civic groups, local organizations—individuals would become atomized and government would fill the vacuum with what he called “soft despotism.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Broad became one of LA.’s most influential civic leaders, using his multibillion-dollar fortune, political clout and forceful personality to spur advancements in the public sphere, particularly in the arts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
But the idea that TMZ has suddenly discovered a civic conscience strains credulity.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
He has no religion, no concept of morality, no civic responsibility, no fear—nothing.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing civic
A Long Walk to Water
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We the People: Civ
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