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denizen

[den-uh-zuhn] / ˈdɛn ə zən /


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Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, a former Wall Street denizen, was a force behind the agreement.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

Finding the right tone behind the judges’ table — firm yet supportive, kind yet realistic — has been a process for this denizen of nice-and-smiley Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

I'm a lifelong denizen of several campuses, and I never felt comfortable hearing how ready these folks seemed with a diagnosis of life at American universities.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2024

In the new Yorgos Lanthimos film “Kinds of Kindness,” a character played by Emma Stone recounts a dream in which she was the denizen of a bizarre world.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2024

With abundant organic molecules on its surface and in its atmosphere, Titan is a remarkable and unique denizen of the solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

But many denizens of his home state hated the painting, claiming that Wood was mocking them with his figures’ egg-shaped heads and sour expressions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Walters was incarcerated for a decade when he was suddenly discovered by online creators and reality TV denizens.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The denizens of Hampden are under significant pressure to get the right manager from a limited pool.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Everybody’s favorite fearless and super capable princess is back for another adventure — along with the denizens of her kingdom and a pair of New York plumber brothers — in “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Most of what he heard he’d learned in Sisterton, from Lord Godric or the denizens of the Belly of the Whale.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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