inhabited

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The woman - who has not been publicly named - was currently isolating on Pitcairn, the only inhabited of the four volcanic islands of the British Overseas Territory.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

For a counternarrative, the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, founded by New Mexico’s 19 Pueblos, and Acoma Sky City, considered the longest continuously inhabited community in North America, offer Indigenous history on Indigenous terms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Nearly half of housing units inhabited by their owner are at least 47 years old, the analysts said.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

This in turn has led to "overcrowding", forcing some bears to stray out of the mountains -- which make up around 80 percent of Japan -- towards areas inhabited by humans, experts say.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

There was no sign anywhere that it was inhabited by anyone but an ordinary person.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl