dweller
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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
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
In a recent viral Reddit post, one New York City dweller said his date asked him to call her an Uber to get to their third date.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
The author of “Beautiful Ruins” and “The Cold Millions” deploys wry yet empathetic humor to create Rhys Kinnick, onetime journalist and current cabin dweller, who loathes the internet-obsessed world.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
This is the power of the coyote: every other forest dweller knows to keep their distance.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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
And yet, most city dwellers would rather bloom where they’re planted.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
But when the film takes the perspective of a human looking at the forest dwellers, their eyes appear small and dark, almost nondescript.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Narrow streets cut city dwellers off from sky and sun; insecurity at night kept them indoors, away from the stars.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
