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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

First as a denizen of New York’s tabloid culture and then as the star of TV’s faux-boardroom drama, “The Apprentice.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2026

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

He is a sophisticate, a weekend denizen of New York’s theater district, a clotheshorse.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Beverly Habada, president of the condo association board, said in March that denizens of the encampment regularly break into the common laundry room she uses: “There’s probably somebody in there right now.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

And the exhibition tries to tell its story through the everyday life of its many denizens.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

Smog from 2 million tailpipes filled L.A.’s streets and burned the lungs of its denizens, but it was really created more than 2,000 miles away, in Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

Her walk had not taken her through Flea Bottom, so its denizens had packed onto the lower slopes of Aegon’s High Hill to see the show.

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




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