residents

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When Meow Wolf’s Los Angeles location opens later this year, one of its biggest residents will be a 20-foot-tall, 1,000-pound amoeba-like creature named WoWoW.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The residents of the area are even worse off.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Thames Water has reassured residents that drinking water in the area is safe.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

A wildfire that forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate Simi Valley jumped to 15% containment overnight, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

By 2018, only about 2,200 people had returned to Naraha, a town that had once had almost 8,000 residents.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland