inhabited

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It also helps them rebuild the world these ancient hominins inhabited.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The woman - who has not been publicly named - was currently isolating on Pitcairn, the only inhabited of the four volcanic islands of the British Overseas Territory.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Nearly half of housing units inhabited by their owner are at least 47 years old, the analysts said.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

This in turn has led to "overcrowding", forcing some bears to stray out of the mountains -- which make up around 80 percent of Japan -- towards areas inhabited by humans, experts say.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

He wondered whether it was inhabited; its walls were mossy and so many tiles had fallen off the roof that the rafters were visible in places.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling