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to have a home
he's a freelance writer who resides in the Midwest
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Recent Examples of residing
The shooting sent the two to the hospital, shaking up the community residing near the center.
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Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
For example, the governor and state lawmakers extended full-scope Medi-Cal (Medicaid) coverage to all income-eligible undocumented immigrants residing in the state.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
With their tiny fences and cottages, a dozen gnomes stood stiff as if at attention yet looked so happy residing on their brook’s muddy banks.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
In November 2024, the Justice Department charged Farhad Shakeri — an Afghan national residing in Tehran — in a separate plot.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Both suspects are from Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania, with Balat residing in Langhorne and Kayumi in Newtown, according to authorities.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
The minister has previously accused Ukraine of forcibly conscripting members of a roughly 75,000-strong community of ethnic Hungarians residing in the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
The homes must have children under 6 years old living or visiting (at least 10 hours a week) or a pregnant woman residing there.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The minister has previously accused Ukraine of forcibly conscripting members of a roughly 75,000-strong community of ethnic Hungarians residing in the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
For example, the governor and state lawmakers extended full-scope Medi-Cal (Medicaid) coverage to all income-eligible undocumented immigrants residing in the state.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
With their tiny fences and cottages, a dozen gnomes stood stiff as if at attention yet looked so happy residing on their brook’s muddy banks.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
In November 2024, the Justice Department charged Farhad Shakeri — an Afghan national residing in Tehran — in a separate plot.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Both suspects are from Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania, with Balat residing in Langhorne and Kayumi in Newtown, according to authorities.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
The minister has previously accused Ukraine of forcibly conscripting members of a roughly 75,000-strong community of ethnic Hungarians residing in the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
The homes must have children under 6 years old living or visiting (at least 10 hours a week) or a pregnant woman residing there.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The minister has previously accused Ukraine of forcibly conscripting members of a roughly 75,000-strong community of ethnic Hungarians residing in the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residing
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While this may confine a human’s dream of immortality to solutions that rely on technological enhancements, bio-hacking your body, or science-fiction level technology that relies on novel physical laws and/or phenomena, there’s still plenty that relativity has to say about living forever.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
12 Mar. 2026
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The backstory Opened in 2013, Nômade, along with its sister property, Be Tulum, blends sustainable living with luxury amenities and a glamping-like experience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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