in residence

phrase

: engaged to live and work at a particular place often for a specified time
poet in residence at a university

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The exhibit —which opened June 22— currently has a total of 15 kangaroos and wallabies in residence. Joe Burbank, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026 Last May, a $500,000 contract with education consulting firm SYDKIMYL came under scrutiny due to the firm’s owner, Kimberly McGregor, being married to the chief executive in residence for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools at the time, Raki McGregor. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw is in residence and the lineup features the world premiere of Matthew Aucoin’s First Symphony. David Hochman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 At the Library of Alexandria, scholars in residence lived in the city’s royal complex. Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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“In residence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20residence. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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