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[rez-i-duhnt] / ˈrɛz ɪ dənt /


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Paty Santillana, a Van Nuys resident, has visited the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center for the last 15 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Jessica Butts, 48 years old, a Portland resident who works in the medical field and attended the Sunday event, said she had no concerns about the controversies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The country's biggest union, Unia, also warned the initiative would weaken labour protections, abolish rules barring discrimination between resident and foreign employees and "open the door wide to wage dumping".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Another resident Maggie Rose Day, 25, caught the moment the lightning struck the house on video.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“It is much confined,” a resident remarked, “ill-aired, and, in every respect, is a disagreeable street.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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