inhabit
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Perhaps he prefers to inhabit a time when there was still a possibility that the community he once tried to be a part of might still embrace him.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
To inhabit someone else’s life, she had to sound different, too.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The name "muraria," derived from the Latin word for "wall," highlights its tendency to inhabit building walls and subtly references the band's famous album The Wall.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
Seven years ago, just 50 pine hoverflies were thought to inhabit a single woodland site and the species is still considered critically endangered.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
And there’s a breathing in the black, for these huge things that control the day and inhabit the night are living things and have presence, and perhaps feeling, and, somewhere in deep-down perception, perhaps communication.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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