inhabit
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Rhinoceroses have a long evolutionary history spanning more than 40 million years, once inhabiting nearly every continent except South America and Antarctica.
From Science Daily
The snake appeared to be a Mojave rattlesnake, often called a “Mojave green,” known to inhabit areas of the Antelope Valley, which is part of the Western Mojave Desert.
From Los Angeles Times
In 1971, he said that by “the year 2000 the United Kingdom will be simply a small group of impoverished islands, inhabited by some 70 million hungry people.”
Reduced levels may weaken the mucus barrier, while excessive amounts could eliminate beneficial bacteria that normally inhabit the gut.
From Science Daily
A "rare" opportunity has come up to live and work on the UK's most remote inhabited island - but only for people with certain sets of skills.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
