cliff dweller

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Recent Examples of cliff dweller In reality, the cliff dwellers had been Ancestral Puebloans who had migrated south to the modern pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona. Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Noun
  • Before a public address announcer took the microphone, the Lynx organization held a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, two residents killed during federal immigration operations in January.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • Some 322 residents RSVP’d, and more than two dozen participants checked in at all five restaurants, based on the findings of the online app.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Citizenship should be earned, not a birthright as to foreign nationals’ children.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • How the hantavirus outbreak may have started WHO officials believe a husband and wife, both Dutch nationals, were infected before boarding the ship during a bird‑watching trip through Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Other occupants identified, prior deportations noted A passenger was detained on an immigration hold, while a third occupant fled and has not been located.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • District Chief Fred Caprio of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services said all other drivers and vehicle occupants involved in the crash were uninjured.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Mischie’s comedy takes place in a remote, mountainous village in Romania where every one of the inhabitants has applied for government benefits, claiming disabilities of various kinds.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • If an ostrich egg reveals rainy conditions, that means an individual human settlement likely also felt that precipitation—and maybe the inhabitants changed their behavior accordingly.
    Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The one-time cellar-dweller Braves became known as America's Team and eventually dominated the National League in the 1990s under Turner's ownership, including a 1995 World Series victory.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Boyson and co-screenwriter Ricky Camilleri overlap tales of two seemingly opposite young guys – wealthy New York teen Balthazar Malone (Jaeden Martell, a casting coup) and loner Texas trailer-park dweller Solomon Jackson (Asa Butterfield, in one of his best performances yet).
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Anyway, back to the subject at hand -- the NFL's growing relationship with streaming services and the cost of adding those for fans.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • Co-writer Jack Thorne attended Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the subject, and Netflix made the series available to schools as a free teaching resource.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Locations like Tarifa, Cádiz and inland hill towns offer expansive views and long totality, though with the likelihood of heavy crowds.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
  • The legislature has also put in place more requirements for towns to have fair rent commissions, which are local bodies that have the ability to respond to complaints and regulate rents.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • McManus’ exit leaves rookie sixth-round pick and Severna Park native Trey Smack and Lucas Havrisik as the two kickers on Green Bay’s roster.
    Steve Megargee, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026
  • The Cuban native brought with her a large, military style safety pin, as well as a round larimar, a Dominican blue stone symbolizing peace and calm.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

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“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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