vagrant
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Mr. Martin walked the property later that day as police removed a vagrant from a building.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
He’s a vagrant by definition — a man with no job, no paper trail or online presence.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024
It is believed that the newly found greater mouse-eared bat was a vagrant that had crossed the channel from France, where there is an established population, and took up residence in Britain.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023
Australia, for example, logged a total of 329 vagrant birds over a 60-year period, from 1940 to 2000, Dr. Davis noted in a 2018 paper.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022
Walt and Billie never knew they were hosting a vagrant.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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