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habitation

[hab-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌhæb ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
living place
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The previous global record for rainforest habitation came from Southeast Asia and dated to around 70,000 years ago.

From Science Daily May 20, 2026

Many houses have the neglected look of infrequent habitation.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

For example, there are potential plans to use underground cave systems on the moon as habitation, which would reduce the radiation danger substantially.

From Slate Mar. 1, 2026

You won’t see deer, tapir, peccaries, monkeys or chicken-like curassows anywhere within trekking distance of habitation; they’ve all been eaten.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

He managed to climb above the opening, but when he slid down and entered the rock place, he saw nothing a woman could use and the vestiges of human habitation were Cold.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

But what those habitations looked like—or whether they were occupied year-round—remains unclear.

From Science Magazine Nov. 14, 2023

Mr Kenoyer says he's confident that "there must be some settlements that relate to the cemetery, but they are probably lying beneath modern habitations or so far undiscovered".

From BBC Oct. 5, 2023

Media showed images of the river lashing through the hills and entering human habitations.

From Reuters Oct. 4, 2023

It hails L.A. as “one of the most flourishing habitations of man, which has been so highly favored and blessed.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2023

At these generous habitations, we halted briefly, that an ensign might deliver word to the inhabitants of our securing the island in the name of His Majesty.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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