inhabitants
Americannoun
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The LA28 committee described the arrival of the Games as a boon for the city’s inhabitants, with unifying statements: “Creating the Games together!”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
"Everyone here votes Fidesz," said Nikki, 32, in Tiszabö, a village of 2,000 inhabitants, with a large Roma majority, in the northern Great Plain region of Hungary.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 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
During the current administration, the homicide rate reached a peak of 17.2 per 100,000 inhabitants.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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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