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Recent Examples of cohabitant
The actor turned businessman, who filed for divorce from Richards in July, is facing four criminal charges by the State of California — two counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child's parent; and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.
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Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Michael also pleaded no contest to a charge of unlawful possession of a gun, a violation stemming from a previous misdemeanor conviction of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Michael also pleaded no contest to a charge of unlawful possession of a gun, a violation stemming from a previous misdemeanor conviction of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohabitant
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Local opposition grows Organizers say opposition to the detention center has grown across Walton County, with residents urging state and federal leaders to reconsider the proposal.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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All of those traits will be called upon if the Rancho Palos Verdes resident is to make another deep run at the BNP Paribas Open, the place that feels like home and where his biggest breakthrough came in 2022.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The victims were found across the city, from the inner areas to the gates and roads leading out of the town, where the inhabitants fled in search of safety.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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As Morocco’s indigenous inhabitants, El Hammoumy continued, the Berbers are like other native peoples around the world who have been systematically dispossessed of their lands and heritage for centuries.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The occupants of the vehicle, Martinez and Orta, are directed to exit the vehicle.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The occupants of a commuter plane that crashed into a residential neighborhood shortly after taking off from Phoenix Deer Valley Airport could tell something was wrong with the plane's engine.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The city issued unsafe structure notices on residents' doors this week, ordering tenants in 10 units to vacate the premises effective March 9 for their safety.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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The revenues fund affordable housing, tenant protections and homelessness prevention programs.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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But when the film takes the perspective of a human looking at the forest dwellers, their eyes appear small and dark, almost nondescript.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The country was a communication desert, with a tele-density (a key metric of economic development) languishing at 0.4 lines per 100 habitants.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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In Les habitants, Depardon outfits a camper-trailer with mics and cameras and hits the French highways, parking in various locations around the country and inviting a range of people—teenagers and the elderly, single people and couples, parents and children—inside simply to talk.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Cohabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabitant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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