inhabitants

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Before the impact, the researchers found, the inhabitants' prehistoric diet involved wild legumes and wild-type grains, and "small but significant amounts of wild fruits and berries."

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

When Pope Francis visited Qaraqosh in 2021, residents crowded the streets in bright clothes, with olive branches borne aloft and Assyrian hymns blared from loudspeakers to celebrate the inhabitants' return after years of militant occupation.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2023

The operation was originally planned to take place in April, but NPS and District officials moved that date up in response to the park inhabitants’ unruly behavior.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Other geographic debates appear driven by a more personal rivalry, such as San Fernando Valley inhabitants’ unhappiness with being lumped in with Santa Monica residents.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2021

Not long before, the previous inhabitants' society had disintegrated.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann