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In 1882, the Havasupai people were removed from the Grand Canyon plateau, which they had inhabited for centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

Initially they continued making the menu items from the Middle Eastern joint that had inhabited the space before them, but Socorro soon pivoted to the cuisine of her homeland.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2025

In the Caucasus, where Russia vied with the Ottoman and Persian empires for power, the Muslim Circassians, who had inhabited the area for millennia, resisted Russian domination.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2023

The Abenaki Alliance told Fox News Digital that their people had inhabited the land that included Vermont for 12,000 years.

From Washington Times Jul. 9, 2023

It’s as if her body had inhabited this space for a time and pronounced it safe for her mind.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García