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inhabitant

[in-hab-i-tuhnt] / ɪnˈhæb ɪ tənt /


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Saxony-Anhalt had the second highest number of far-right motivated criminal acts per inhabitant last year, according to police statistics.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The island is also home to other headline names such as Ivanka Trump and Tom Brady, but Bezos is understood to be its richest inhabitant.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

And yet some residents of El Dorado, a gold mining town situated in the heart of the Mining Arc, appreciate their presence, one inhabitant told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

In this case, a cave filled with the remains of past meals became a shelter for a completely different kind of inhabitant.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

He felt like the inhabitant of an ancient tomb, an Egyptian pharaoh or Chaldean king.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

City officials deemed nine oceanfront homes unsafe for inhabitants as of Wednesday night, “red-tagging” them — adding two from prior evaluations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

“The inhabitants of Zvernec have a message for Rama,” she added, standing up a little taller.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

According to the Geneva-based research centre Small Arms Survey, civilians had more than 2.3 million firearms in 2017 -- nearly three for every 10 inhabitants.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

The newcomer was KD1, a 4½-year-old eagle who has since become a repeat visitor to the aerie that’s livestreamed around the clock, earning its inhabitants worldwide internet fame.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

We are marching in column; the French certainly will not fire on a town in which there are still inhabitants.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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