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Noun
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China's new urbanites have enduring ties to the land.—
SALVATORE BABONES,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Oct. 2015 -
Delights in young urbanites, who have pivoted their city careers to pursue a collective rural quest: growing exceptional rice.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Today, almost 4 in 10 residents are on one of the health insurance plans for low- and moderate-income people or those with disabilities.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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Ways to stay safe during a flood according to the NWS For either residents or campers of flood-prone, low-lying areas, take immediate action and seek higher ground.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
Noun
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For centuries before Ferdinand Magellan first set foot here in 1521, the inhabitants were natural seafarers, docking on its islands and thriving aboard floating communities on boats called balangay, a word that today has come to mean the country’s smallest political unit, or village.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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And while there have been many inhabitants of the building over the years, local legend says that at least one person has yet to leave: The ghost of Don Liborio, a merchant allegedly walled alive for the death of a young woman, is said to haunt the place.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The two occupants of the jet ski stopped and started to turn back, but then sped away after apparently realizing Moore was injured.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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The latter is down from the previous occupant of the Tuesday-Friday time slot, Alex Wagner Tonight, which averaged 1.3 million viewers of its run from 2022 to 2025.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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“Suburbanite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbanite. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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