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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

The term mesteño, meaning stray or wild, became, in cowboy-speak, mustang — that legendary, free-roaming denizen of the high plains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 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

"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

But many denizens of his home state hated the painting, claiming that Wood was mocking them with his figures’ egg-shaped heads and sour expressions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Their world-view is poles apart from that of denizens of high-tech, modern neighbourhoods of Tel Aviv.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 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

As we walked onwards, Mr. 13-04 interrogated me about the denizens of the College and how they had fared in the few years since last he had been a visitor.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson


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