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On Saturday, three days into the crisis, a South Pasadena law firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of two people residing in the evacuation zone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

"For the first time, we could trace the boundary between the gas residing in galaxies and the material contained within the cosmic web through direct measurements."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Yet Jackson would not spend his final days living at his beloved home, but rather residing in a $100,000-a-month rented mansion in Los Angeles, where he died in 2009.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

“They claimed that if I did not comply immediately, I would be arrested, detained or deported,” wrote the student, who was legally residing in the U.S. on a student visa.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

I knew the friends and neighbors residing there wouldn’t pester me about Wonders—or anything else.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney