dweller
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One of the earliest known primates was Teilhardina, a tiny tree dweller weighing just 28 grams – similar to the smallest primate alive today, Madame Berthae’s mouse lemur.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
As imagined by director Travis Knight—best known for another toys-to-screen saga, 2018’s “Transformers” sequel “Bumblebee”—and a battalion of screenwriters, the new He-Man, lost prince from the planet Eternia, is a meek cubicle dweller named Adam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
I am also a city dweller who has thoroughly enjoyed not owning or maintaining a vehicle for the last decade.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026
The self-confessed "urban dweller" admitted setting off with a tent, stove and a blow-up pillow was a daunting prospect.
From BBC ● May 4, 2025
Early each morning the radio brought us a program called “The Day Breaker’s Club,” which played the traditional music and poetry of the Puerto Rican country dweller, the jíbaro.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
The same report notes that the DSA member base has become younger and more white-collar, with its greatest appeal to college-educated urban dwellers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"But now that urban dwellers realise their cities are getting hotter, everyone now wants to save the Aravallis."
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Encampment resolution programs, such as Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe that offered shelter to tent dwellers, will have fewer to serve.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Fen Cottage at Wicken Fen, in Cambridgeshire, was built in roughly 1700 and is one of the last surviving homes of the ancient fen dwellers.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Narrow streets cut city dwellers off from sky and sun; insecurity at night kept them indoors, away from the stars.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
