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Noun
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Fighting is ongoing in Lebanon despite a shaky ceasefire — Israel ordered inhabitants of seven towns to evacuate ahead of military operations.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026 -
The city of Reynosa has 690,000 inhabitants and sits across the river from McAllen, Texas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Much of Lofton’s research looks at developing a multi-level, multi-component food system intervention to address food insecurity inequities amongst Black American residents living in predominantly Black communities.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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When money was low, one of the residents would pick whatever was left in the garden to make a huge pot of soup to share with others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The occupants had moved on from patriotism and returned to hip-hop at full volume.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Large floor-to-ceiling windows and hinged glass doors bathe the room in natural light and provide occupants with views and access to the surrounding land.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a classic Silver move, those bottom dwellers are actually penalized.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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At night, Bar Dryce buzzes with hip city-dwellers and, on weekends, DJ sets.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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Seventeen of the 26 buildings have been renovated for arts and cultural use at a cost of nearly $50 million, with more than 140 tenants, according to the Arts District.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Financial records stopped aligning, and staff could not access crucial files needed to verify their tenants' eligibility for affordable housing.—
R.A. Schuetz,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Wall Street—to use the term in its figurative sense—would like its customers to make money, but what truly causes its denizens’ juices to flow is feverish activity.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Cohabitants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabitants. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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