inhabitants

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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

"Having this national park would catalyse co-ordinated action to fight against the decline of biodiversity, to give the land proper protection from developers and give the inhabitants something to be really proud of," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The Kennedy Center’s other resident ensembles will soon be dealing with unfamiliar spaces and circumstances as well: After July 4, the Center will close for two years for unspecified renovations, making all its inhabitants itinerant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

During the current administration, the homicide rate reached a peak of 17.2 per 100,000 inhabitants.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The inhabitants of Norfolk turned out to watch us drill, alarmed by our volleys.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson