inhabitants

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The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia reads, “Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof,” quoting Leviticus 25:10.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The LA28 committee described the arrival of the Games as a boon for the city’s inhabitants, with unifying statements: “Creating the Games together!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Families were loaded on to tipper trucks and driven about 30 minutes away to Kubwa, an area where residents say basic amenities were missing and tensions emerged with the original inhabitants.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's a catastrophic situation for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for Palestinians in general and for all Muslims across the globe."

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

A victim was still needed before the outsiders and many of the old inhabitants of Macondo would credit the legend that Remedios Buendía did not give off a breath of love but a fatal emanation.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez