as in to occupy
to be in a place for a period of time
We need to protect the forests and also the wildlife that inhabits them. The people who inhabit the island take great pride in their art.
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Recent Examples of inhabit
But [Reeves] was inhabiting the same environment of Fort Smith and Fort Worth that the Duttons did in 1883.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Microraptor’s cousins lived on the ground, but inhabiting the canopy and gliding from tree to tree might have been a safer way to stay out of reach of larger meat-eating dinosaurs.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
The plaintiffs stressed that the detention center had been put in a freshwater wetland near Everglades National Park, a pristine ecosystem inhabited by dozens of threatened or endangered species and not far from a Miccosukee village.
—Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
It was filmed on our streets, in our bars, and featured many of the men who inhabited the late 1970s gay world.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 June 2026
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Microraptor’s cousins lived on the ground, but inhabiting the canopy and gliding from tree to tree might have been a safer way to stay out of reach of larger meat-eating dinosaurs.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
The plaintiffs stressed that the detention center had been put in a freshwater wetland near Everglades National Park, a pristine ecosystem inhabited by dozens of threatened or endangered species and not far from a Miccosukee village.
—Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
It was filmed on our streets, in our bars, and featured many of the men who inhabited the late 1970s gay world.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 June 2026
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About Acqualina Resort Conveniently located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Acqualina Resort occupies 5 oceanfront acres in Sunny Isles, a town known for its wide sandy beaches, luxury shopping, and international atmosphere.—
Katie Riley,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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Many lead institutions that are more than a century old yet are the first women ever to occupy the top role.—
Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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In the study, patients taking the drug lived longer compared to those undergoing chemotherapy.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Gledhill, 44, lives at the Erwin Street home with his mother, who police said was in a relationship with Handy.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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