habitation
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“Unsheltered” people live outdoors, in cars, in abandoned buildings, or in other places deemed unfit for human habitation, HUD says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
That logic was already suspect, as it’s tough to claim that taxpayer dollars are being “wasted” on technologies aimed at keeping the planet suitable for human habitation.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The previous global record for rainforest habitation came from Southeast Asia and dated to around 70,000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
Many houses have the neglected look of infrequent habitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
No one was on the road, and the hills through which we marched were empty of habitation.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Pedestrians crossing the bridge pass through a fabricated interior, a cavern-like space printed in 3D realism and enhanced with a specially designed scent to evoke the dank, earthy aroma of humankind’s early habitations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
But what those habitations looked like—or whether they were occupied year-round—remains unclear.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 14, 2023
Mr Kenoyer says he's confident that "there must be some settlements that relate to the cemetery, but they are probably lying beneath modern habitations or so far undiscovered".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
Media showed images of the river lashing through the hills and entering human habitations.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2023
At these generous habitations, we halted briefly, that an ensign might deliver word to the inhabitants of our securing the island in the name of His Majesty.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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