- present participle of reside.
residing
Example Sentences
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Nearly 400 million of the roughly 900 million people residing in affected areas live in Africa, primarily within the Sahel region.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
It is whether in some cities, there are communities of different culture, ethnicity and even language, residing right next to each other but living totally separate lives.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Over three-quarters of the Ghanaian returnees had overstayed their visas, while all 854 Nigerians were residing in South Africa illegally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
On Saturday, three days into the crisis, a South Pasadena law firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of two people residing in the evacuation zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Those residing in ghetto communities were particularly ill equipped to adapt to the seismic changes taking place in the U.S. economy; they were left isolated and jobless.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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