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inhabitant

[in-hab-i-tuhnt] / ɪnˈhæb ɪ tənt /


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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 the U.K. if the ruling party changes its leader it means a new inhabitant of 10 Downing Street, even without a fresh national poll.

From MarketWatch May 6, 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

There’s a level of grace and acceptance the space offers to its inhabitant over time, allowing them to shift and mutate without judgment.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2025

The front of the cage had a slot for the name of the inhabitant, but no one had bothered to use it.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

Alex Grant, a chemical engineer from Toronto, started a magnesium-smelting company in 2022 and named it Magrathea after a planet in Douglas Adams’s “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” whose inhabitants build other planets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In Ittoqqortoormiit, more than a hundred people -- out of the 325 inhabitants of the village -- demonstrated in mid-July against the project, according to KNR.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

He said: "In comparison to the inhabitants of Hemsby and Happisburgh, we are so lucky. We don't think about it too much."

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Even the photographs I had seen were usually devoid of human inhabitants.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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