as in inhabits
to supply with inhabitants
a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars
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The children aren’t sure yet what this will mean to them, and Durst inhabits that uncertainty alongside them.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025 -
The new species inhabits an incredibly small range, leaving it at risk of habitat changes despite living inside a nature reserve, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app.—
Josh Boak,
Twin Cities,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ejecta from its innermost large, volcano-rich moon, Io, populates this inner magnetosphere with sulfur dioxide gas, where the magnetic field forces this material to co-rotate with Jupiter itself in a torus-like shape.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Peoples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peoples. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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