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resident

[rez-i-duhnt] / ˈrɛz ɪ dənt /


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“My heritage was very much on my mind,” the 68-year-old Long Island, New York, resident said.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

“There needs to be some way to get them to move,” the resident wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The findings, published in Nature Medicine, point to changes in microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, as a potentially important focus for future Alzheimer's treatments.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Among those gathered to listen was Leticia Lopez, a 65-year-old South Pasadena resident whose voice trembled as she talked about the impact of hearing about another arrest or death tied to enforcement operations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Serena then convinced a Haitian American woman, Carole Smarth, a young resident at Mass General and the Brigham, to fly with her to Port-au-Prince.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Sjöblom got permission from national and local governments to go ahead in January, but now faces appeals from local residents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

He described how 17,000 residents were evacuated from his town during the night when the fire swelled two days ago.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

But some residents say the giant statue is not the best way to represent the Catholic faith, in a country already peppered with religious monuments, including numerous memorials to Polish pope John Paul II.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Here, the promise that local law enforcement keeps people safe is often hard for residents to take at face value.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Still, it was impressive, and it had a bike path built right next to it that Academy residents used regularly for exercise.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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