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resident

[rez-i-duhnt] / ˈrɛz ɪ dənt /


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Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of the BMA's resident doctor committee, said: "It's very regrettable and I am very sorry to any patients who are affected by this industrial action."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Her youngest, age 6, loves to call her parents’ smartphones “even when we’re home,” the Chicago resident said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"We hear the loud sounds of interceptions, but we rarely see anything in the sky," Abdullah, a resident in his 60s, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesman said the government had offered resident doctors a "generous deal" and it was disappointing the BMA had pressed ahead with strike action.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Gabe had been young then, only eight, a rambunctious resident of the Children’s House, happiest with solitary adventures and disinterested in schoolwork.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry