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habitation

[hab-i-tay-shuhn] / ˌhæb ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
living place
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“Unsheltered” people live outdoors, in cars, in abandoned buildings, or in other places deemed unfit for human habitation, HUD says.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

They also will test new technologies and begin putting in place the infrastructure needed to support future human habitation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Many houses have the neglected look of infrequent habitation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

For example, there are potential plans to use underground cave systems on the moon as habitation, which would reduce the radiation danger substantially.

From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2026

Some of its most ardent partisans, Haynes among them, publicly conceded that an archaeological dig in southern Chile had turned up compelling evidence of human habitation more than twelve thousand years ago.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Pedestrians crossing the bridge pass through a fabricated interior, a cavern-like space printed in 3D realism and enhanced with a specially designed scent to evoke the dank, earthy aroma of humankind’s early habitations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

But what those habitations looked like—or whether they were occupied year-round—remains unclear.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 14, 2023

Mr Kenoyer says he's confident that "there must be some settlements that relate to the cemetery, but they are probably lying beneath modern habitations or so far undiscovered".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023

Media showed images of the river lashing through the hills and entering human habitations.

From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2023

At these generous habitations, we halted briefly, that an ensign might deliver word to the inhabitants of our securing the island in the name of His Majesty.

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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