inhabitants

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Fires of such magnitude are rare on Santa Rosa so its inhabitants haven’t evolved with them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Popkin explains that with this single sentence Napoleon’s new regime abrogated earlier constitutional provisions that “put the inhabitants of the country’s overseas territories under the same laws” as those in mainland France.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Reactive evacuation measures, for example, saved 96% of Japanese inhabitants when the major tsunami struck the Tōhoku coast on March 11 2011.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Methane gas may be imperceptible, but the garbage that produces it is not -- Tiltil's 17,000 inhabitants have grown increasingly concerned about the health impact of such drastic pollution.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Most of the inhabitants of Bree and Staddle, and many even from Combe and Archet, were crowded in the road to see the travellers start.

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