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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Critics of the current format argue that the current system reduces the influence of voters in the individual wards, especially residents of the city's poorer neighborhoods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Among the residents is 14-year-old Clara, who lives towards the periphery of the informal settlement.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For cities and counties with less than 75,000 inhabitants, the new formula would be calculated by multiplying the tax level needed to maintain operations by 3.5 percent, then adding debt and the disaster relief rate.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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According to a Russian census report from 1835, the Crimean Tatars made up over 80% of the peninsula’s inhabitants.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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An overwhelming majority, 70 percent, of those killed were occupants of other vehicles involved in the crashes.—
Mandy Taheri
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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However, the Tundra’s occupants said Dousten was pointing the gun across his chest to the left — in the opposite direction of their vehicle, the documents continued.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dweller. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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