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residency

[rez-i-duhn-see] / ˈrɛz ɪ dən si /








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Earlier this year, it introduced a plan to give legal residency to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

That’s what happened to one physician couple who adviser Rob Schultz, of Encino, Calif., helped do a conversion for after they finished residency and were moving abroad for a year to do a medical mission.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Paxton did not answer questions from the newsrooms in early July about his voter registration and residency.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Over the next few years, he completed medical school and a seven-year general surgery residency while delaying his enrollment in the Army.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

All we have to be is eighteen or older, bondable, possessing a car and a home phone and having one year of Minnesota residency.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Homeland Security data from the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, the latest available, shows that of some 350,000 new permanent residencies issued, about 190,000—54 percent—were adjustments, which is in keeping with historical trends.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

It stacks the calendar with established artists for residencies that can last days, weeks or months—pairing safe, broadly appealing musical acts with spectacular visual flair in shows that take months to produce.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Rock band Wolf Alice tell Newsbeat residencies can make sense for certain artists.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2026

Sphere, meanwhile, has upcoming residencies from Kenny Chesney beginning in June, Backstreet Boys in July and Carin León in September.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

The house was furnished in accordance with the conventional type of up-country residencies, with commonplace splendour.

From The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java by Couperus, Louis




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