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residency

[rez-i-duhn-see] / ˈrɛz ɪ dən si /








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But prosecutors rarely bring cases challenging individual voters’ residency claims because they are hard to prove, the election lawyers said.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026

During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

He has floated the idea of trying a residency instead of a multicity extravaganza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Those who remained would have to live in the shadows, never able to legally work or secure basic protections of lawful residency.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

A woman in Long Beach, whose house she cleans, agrees to sponsor her residency.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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