resident
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Resident birds show more smarts than migratory ones, and city birds are sharper than their country brethren.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the property—which sits on nearly two acres of lush land—is listed with Jon Grauman of Resident Group and Ernie Carswell of Sotheby’s International Realty.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Resident Faye Sturgess said: "Being a farming community, we're used to hearing bangs from scaring the rabbits in the fields, but this was like nothing I've ever heard."
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Resident Eremasi Matanatabu, a food company manager, said concern over building a waste business in the bay where the first Fijians arrived to shore is widespread.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
“I don’t need to, of course, but one does miss it. I don’t think I’ve introduced myself? Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington at your service. Resident ghost of Gryffindor Tower.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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