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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

Finding the right tone behind the judges’ table — firm yet supportive, kind yet realistic — has been a process for this denizen of nice-and-smiley Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

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

"This is one of his sentimental days. He's quite a character around New York--a denizen of Broadway."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Both books anchor their narratives around celebrities of their respective eras and make ample and illuminating use of diaries and correspondences—frequently between world leaders but also by soldiers, slave laborers, crime victims and nightclub denizens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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

And the exhibition tries to tell its story through the everyday life of its many denizens.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

The cheerful din that had filled the city earlier was gone, and the few denizens still outside shop fronts did not wave or cheer as the warriors passed.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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