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denizen

[den-uh-zuhn] / ˈdɛn ə zən /


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Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, a former Wall Street denizen, was a force behind the agreement.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

“He was a denizen of Topanga. He fit in good,” said Malury Silberman, a friend who met him through the Sylmar Hang Gliding Assn.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2025

I'm a lifelong denizen of several campuses, and I never felt comfortable hearing how ready these folks seemed with a diagnosis of life at American universities.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2024

Once a prehistoric denizen of the deeps, it comes ashore on a tsunami tide, tall as a thunderhead, shrugging off artillery as it bellows a foghorn scream.

From Scientific American Nov. 3, 2023

With abundant organic molecules on its surface and in its atmosphere, Titan is a remarkable and unique denizen of the solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The denizens of Hampden are under significant pressure to get the right manager from a limited pool.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Before it was destroyed, Mariupol’s theater served as a bomb shelter whose denizens cut across social, economic and cultural classes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Smog from 2 million tailpipes filled L.A.’s streets and burned the lungs of its denizens, but it was really created more than 2,000 miles away, in Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

The cheerful din that had filled the city earlier was gone, and the few denizens still outside shop fronts did not wave or cheer as the warriors passed.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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