as in inhabits
to supply with inhabitants
a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars
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The team that inhabits it is often called inevitable — immune to pressure and impossible to put away.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025 -
More details on what a Bumpy Snailfish is The Bumpy Snailfish is a snailfish species that inhabits the deep sea near the coast of California.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app.—
Josh Boak,
Twin Cities,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ejecta from its innermost large, volcano-rich moon, Io, populates this inner magnetosphere with sulfur dioxide gas, where the magnetic field forces this material to co-rotate with Jupiter itself in a torus-like shape.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Peoples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peoples. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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