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
As imagined by director Travis Knight—best known for another toys-to-screen saga, 2018’s “Transformers” sequel “Bumblebee”—and a battalion of screenwriters, the new He-Man, lost prince from the planet Eternia, is a meek cubicle dweller named Adam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
It’s probably helpful to note that I’m a city dweller and haven’t owned a car since 2018, so this isn’t a straightforward “just hop in the car” situation.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 20, 2026
The self-confessed "urban dweller" admitted setting off with a tent, stove and a blow-up pillow was a daunting prospect.
From BBC ● May 4, 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
Separately, some part-time city dwellers are looking for creative ways to reduce or get out of the new tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
From the beginning, Westlake/MacArthur served a number of apartment dwellers, but the apartments and the dwellers have changed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Few appreciate the luxury of space and the great outdoors like apartment dwellers with thin walls.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
For the old man died in that hour and fell upon his face; and no other tidings of the ancient dwellers in the mountains have our folk ever learned.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
