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dweller

[dwel-er] / ˈdwɛl ər /
NOUN
tenant
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As a New York City apartment dweller, Genna Contino has plenty of experience finding a place to live.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 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

As imagined by director Travis Knight—best known for another toys-to-screen saga, 2018’s “Transformers” sequel “Bumblebee”—and a battalion of screenwriters, the new He-Man, lost prince from the planet Eternia, is a meek cubicle dweller named Adam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

The Canadian-born, two-time L.A. dweller and longtime resident of Berlin will turn 60 this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

Without science I was just another stimulus-response cave dweller howling at the moon.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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

Scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 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

When I consider just the basement dwellers, I’d have to say Stan was mostly my friend.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx


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