dweller
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One of the earliest known primates was Teilhardina, a tiny tree dweller weighing just 28 grams – similar to the smallest primate alive today, Madame Berthae’s mouse lemur.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
I’m a city dweller and homeowner who needs a pickup for innumerable small jobs throughout the year—leaf litter in the fall, mulch in the spring, dorm-room moving four times a year—but no big ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
I am also a city dweller who has thoroughly enjoyed not owning or maintaining a vehicle for the last decade.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026
Lead actress Ella Purnell plays Lucy MacLean in the show, a vault dweller raised underground in a protective bunker in the aftermath of the nuclear war.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
One was the master of the earth, or at least believed himself to be, and the other was a nimble dweller in trees, a cousin of the master of the earth.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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The same report notes that the DSA member base has become younger and more white-collar, with its greatest appeal to college-educated urban dwellers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Retourne pointed to a growth in private car ownership as well as rapid urbanisation, with 200 million additional city dwellers over the past decade.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
And yet, most city dwellers would rather bloom where they’re planted.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
When tens of thousands of city dwellers are brought to the farms to assist with the fall harvest, soldiers monitor them to make sure they do not steal food.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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