inhabitants

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The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia reads, “Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof,” quoting Leviticus 25:10.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The LA28 committee described the arrival of the Games as a boon for the city’s inhabitants, with unifying statements: “Creating the Games together!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The government initially planned to relocate the "few local inhabitants" outside the territory, but reversed the policy.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Large crowds are expected from among Monaco's 39,000 inhabitants as well as surrounding France.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

According to their own tales they were the original inhabitants and were the descendants of the first Men that ever wandered into the West of the middle-world.

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