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to be in a place for a period of time
We need to protect the forests and also the wildlife that inhabits them. The people who inhabit the island take great pride in their art.
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Recent Examples of inhabited
Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
This paper presents the design of a small aerial robot for inhabited microgravity environments, such as orbiting space stations (e.g., ISS).
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
And all the ones that were inhabited had religious beliefs.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Bishop Rock was formerly known as the world's smallest inhabited island.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
This paper presents the design of a small aerial robot for inhabited microgravity environments, such as orbiting space stations (e.g., ISS).
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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The culture developed from the archaic people of the Everglades region who had inhabited the area for thousands of years.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
And all the ones that were inhabited had religious beliefs.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023
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And the archive, Golia said, reflects Didion’s cultivated awareness of her self-presentation.Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
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That slides into the date previously occupied by Matt Reeves The Batman sequel, which is currently untitled.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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The century-old watchmaker stopped operations when the Soviets occupied East Germany post-WWII.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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According to a longstanding investment rule at OpenAI, the rights over developed AGI technology are excluded from its IP investment contracts with companies such as Microsoft.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Trending on Billboard While a developed country, the United States still grapples with health care access and affordability disparities.Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Inhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabited. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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