inhabitants
Americannoun
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The actor leads a captivating series on National Geographic about the ancient city and its inhabitants, reconstructing the lives of those who might have escaped the lethal effects of Mount Vesuvius’s eruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Their results indicate that most of Shimao's inhabitants descended from local people who had lived in the region about 1,000 years earlier.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
In 2025, 25.2 million Brazilians placed bets, in a country of 213 million inhabitants, according to official data.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
She is the epitome of the way Christianity was able to grow in South America by adapting belief symbols already accepted by indigenous inhabitants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It had changed the face of our village beyond recognition and altered the lives of its inhabitants in a myriad ways.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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