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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

It was befitting that the album cover would be created by longtime Los Feliz denizen and artist Shepard Fairey, who completed his work the day Haskins reached out to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 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

He is a sophisticate, a weekend denizen of New York’s theater district, a clotheshorse.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The denizens of Hampden are under significant pressure to get the right manager from a limited pool.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

He takes great care to convey to readers how the denizens of the theater cut across social, economic and cultural classes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Smog from 2 million tailpipes filled L.A.’s streets and burned the lungs of its denizens, but it was really created more than 2,000 miles away, in Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Her walk had not taken her through Flea Bottom, so its denizens had packed onto the lower slopes of Aegon’s High Hill to see the show.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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