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resident

[rez-i-duhnt] / ˈrɛz ɪ dənt /


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“Antidepressants for me, antidepressants for the dog—antidepressants for everyone,” said Tetiana Postavna, a Kyiv resident, smiling as she explained how she is faring amid the constant air-alerts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

“We’re not exactly the center of politics here in the islands,” said State Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka resident who represents the area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Ivan, a 70-year-old resident, said life in Oleshky had been "really bad" over the past month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Corine Farrell works at boutique gift shop Betty Moore, and is a Haworth resident.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The policy at corporate was the Customer Is Always Right, though the customer was not usually the resident but the relatives who controlled the purse strings.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

By the following morning, the military had cleared out the residents of the assailants' neighbourhood, displacing more than 3,000 people, according to the municipality.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Police have also been speaking to residents at neighbouring houses and those in a number of other nearby streets.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Spanish is as commonly heard as English in a region where over 90 percent of residents are Mexican American.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

The pope's 45-minute visit to Cottolengo will include a ceremony, broadcast live to people outside, during which he will bless those present and listen to testimonies from two residents.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

They slept in the homes of local residents and they had a mess area with tables under a grove of trees.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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