as in resident
one who lives permanently in a place
the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with
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Noun
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Beaverton resident Abbas Shafii bought the jackpot-winning ticket on Jan. 17 at a Fred Meyer store in Beaverton, about 8 miles west of Portland, the Oregon Lottery announced Friday.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025 -
Despite the cancellation, Herbison remained optimistic about future possibilities for the residents of Ramsay Street.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In particular, the native inhabitants of Niflheim, which look like a cross between giant woodlice and star-nosed moles and yet are capable of being cute, bring to mind Okja’s super pigs, especially when one of the babies is imperiled.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
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But what on earth were the inhabitants of this new nation going to eat?—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Feb. 2025
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The van got stuck on a sand berm and its two occupants ran off, investigators said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The officer was in full uniform and was driving a pickup truck when shots were fired by both the officer and one of the occupants of a sedan, police said in a news release.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dweller. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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