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resident

[rez-i-duhnt] / ˈrɛz ɪ dənt /


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Stephenie Lucio, a resident of Northridge, had been undecided up until about a week before the election.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Ostapenko, Druzhkivka’s oldest resident, fled to the city of Kharkiv with her daughter, leaving her hometown and settling in a cozy first-floor apartment with a leafy courtyard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The two-way energy exchange enables the eight families living there to save a lot on electricity bills, resident Filip Kiltorp, a 33-year-old salesman, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Hospital patients are being warned some appointments and procedures will be cancelled as resident doctors prepare to start a 16th round of strike action.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Six years later, she was hired as resident liaison at the Durham Housing Authority.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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