resident
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The peacock made headlines on Aug. 18 when a resident came across the injured bird in the 3700 block of Mohawk Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Within minutes of meeting Waterhouse and seeing the Topolino up close, resident Jay Burlage walked by wondering what he was looking at.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Speaking by phone from Helmand's Safar village, 50-year-old resident Abdul Wahid said the strikes killed four people and wounded seven.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
"It was very loud. It was strong enough to set off car alarms," a resident in a southern area of the city, near the base of the secret service, told BBC Amharic.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
In fact, filing through a sibling is one of the slowest ways to become a legal resident.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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Huge crowds have turned up on the Garvaghy Road on Saturday to support local residents.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Tigray rebels were abandoning their regional capital in northern Ethiopia on Saturday, a local journalist and residents told AFP, as pro-government forces advanced on the city.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
The Garvaghy Road had been part of the Drumcree parade route but by the mid 1990s nationalist residents protested against it.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The dunning letters “irresponsibly and unnecessarily caused homeowners to expend time and money” trying to prove they are New York residents and “lacked any real guidance as to the proof required,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In just a few weeks, the spirit had answered so many questions so accurately that residents felt responsible for finding the peddler’s murderer.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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