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resident

[rez-i-duhnt] / ˈrɛz ɪ dənt /


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Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of the BMA's resident doctor committee, said: "It's very regrettable and I am very sorry to any patients who are affected by this industrial action."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Some movie buffs, like Yuba City resident Mark Sullivan, will travel far for the buckets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Her youngest, age 6, loves to call her parents’ smartphones “even when we’re home,” the Chicago resident said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It also coincided with the government accepting the recommendations of the independent pay review body that all doctors, including resident doctors, should get a 3.5% pay rise from this month.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

This one mentioned only a couple of odd bearlike noises outside in the night, but what really caught the attention of the shelter’s chroniclers was the unusual liveliness of its resident mice and even rats.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson