inhabitants
Americannoun
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"Having this national park would catalyse co-ordinated action to fight against the decline of biodiversity, to give the land proper protection from developers and give the inhabitants something to be really proud of," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The Kennedy Center’s other resident ensembles will soon be dealing with unfamiliar spaces and circumstances as well: After July 4, the Center will close for two years for unspecified renovations, making all its inhabitants itinerant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
They require friction, in a world that grows increasingly slack and unrequiring of its inhabitants.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
But it’s also a place that takes care of its elderly inhabitants, whose presence is most urgently felt.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
“The oldest people there are. The first inhabitants of Albion. She’ll be a princess. She’ll be one of us.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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