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Noun
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At the commissioner’s court meeting, area residents universally condemned the idea, variously calling it a Trojan horse, a foothold, a wasp’s nest, and a bribe.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026 -
In the same time frame, inner-ring suburbs have lost residents.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Set across decades at a lakeside property in Brandenburg, the film follows successive inhabitants through the Nazi era, East Germany and reunification, tracing how political systems reshape ordinary lives whether their occupants acknowledge it or not.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Other occupants who were inside the residence at the time appeared to be unharmed, Shanks said in a news release.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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But Saiss, the former Morocco international who returned for a visit and was welcomed onto the pitch before the 1-1 draw against Fulham on Sunday, and Jimenez, who featured for the visitors as a second-half substitute, must barely have recognised the place.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The Park Service said the island was closed to visitors at least through this week.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Occupiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupiers. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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