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New Yorker

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of New York

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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New Yorker Francesca, who did not want to give her surname, said the event allows for "different perspective... from what we learn about Korean politics."

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Senate in Texas on a platform The New Yorker recently described as basically the New Testament.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

As a New Yorker, he was well aware of Penn Station’s decrepit state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Chronicling Hockney’s arrival as an important artist in the “ravishing” Met retrospective, the New Yorker writer Andrea K. Scott called it “a revelation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Her mom said that was the definition of a good New Yorker.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

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