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denizen

[den-uh-zuhn] / ˈdɛn ə zən /


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Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, a former Wall Street denizen, was a force behind the agreement.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

First as a denizen of New York’s tabloid culture and then as the star of TV’s faux-boardroom drama, “The Apprentice.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026

I'm a lifelong denizen of several campuses, and I never felt comfortable hearing how ready these folks seemed with a diagnosis of life at American universities.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2024

In the new Yorgos Lanthimos film “Kinds of Kindness,” a character played by Emma Stone recounts a dream in which she was the denizen of a bizarre world.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2024

With abundant organic molecules on its surface and in its atmosphere, Titan is a remarkable and unique denizen of the solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Tom Drury returns to the world of Grouse County, whose denizens are getting older yet still maintain their human idiosyncrasies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Walters was incarcerated for a decade when he was suddenly discovered by online creators and reality TV denizens.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The denizens of Hampden are under significant pressure to get the right manager from a limited pool.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Or just to the days when the problems that have long racked L.A. didn’t lap up to the denizens of Prattland — until they did?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Her walk had not taken her through Flea Bottom, so its denizens had packed onto the lower slopes of Aegon’s High Hill to see the show.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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