as in resident
one who lives permanently in a place
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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But despite the flooding, the vault wasn’t devoid of artifacts—and what archeologists found actually confirmed the tomb’s original inhabitant.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
Concern that the truce will collapse is growing as fury mounts in the Arab world over President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to take over Gaza, resettle its Palestinian inhabitants and build an international beach resort.
—James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Half of the village’s houses are deserted, their inhabitants having migrated long ago to the United States.
—Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
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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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
Concern that the truce will collapse is growing as fury mounts in the Arab world over President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to take over Gaza, resettle its Palestinian inhabitants and build an international beach resort.
—James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Half of the village’s houses are deserted, their inhabitants having migrated long ago to the United States.
—Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
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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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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