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inhabit

[in-hab-it] / ɪnˈhæb ɪt /


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It is a community filled with rattled tech workers who inhabit a region built on boom-and-bust cycles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

But a city's soul is animated not just by its buildings and structures but also by the people who inhabit it.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But even Mahajan’s most “self-destructive” Chopras who “live deathwards” have motivations so sophisticatedly complex that readers will inhabit their eyes, ears and bodies without fully penetrating their psyches.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Scientists are uncovering new details about some of the earliest fish to inhabit Earth more than 400 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

But he doesn’t follow the direction of Nick’s arm, because interpreting a pointing gesture requires, if you think about it, that you instantaneously inhabit the mind of the person doing the pointing.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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