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inhabitant

[in-hab-i-tuhnt] / ɪnˈhæb ɪ tənt /


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Saxony-Anhalt had the second highest number of far-right motivated criminal acts per inhabitant last year, according to police statistics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

And yet some residents of El Dorado, a gold mining town situated in the heart of the Mining Arc, appreciate their presence, one inhabitant told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

In the U.K. if the ruling party changes its leader it means a new inhabitant of 10 Downing Street, even without a fresh national poll.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

In this case, a cave filled with the remains of past meals became a shelter for a completely different kind of inhabitant.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026

By the end of the month of August he knew he was an inhabitant of the island, whether he liked it or not.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

A BAS team sailed for 15 days to reach the island and study its avian inhabitants, using drones, aerial photography and fitting tracking devices to 20 birds.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The setting for Alex Preston’s “A Stranger in Corfu” is the Greek island of Vidos, nicknamed Spyland by its inhabitants, all of whom are retired British intelligence agents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

City officials deemed nine oceanfront homes unsafe for inhabitants as of Wednesday night, “red-tagging” them — adding two from prior evaluations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

“All the inhabitants have the same problems, the same voice, they suffer the same.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Any attempt to set off across country at once would only make matters worse: half the inhabitants would follow them, to see what they were up to, and to prevent them from trespassing.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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