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Discover LudwigThe phrase "existing residents" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to people who currently live in a certain place or community. Example: The local government is implementing new policies to improve the quality of life for existing residents in the city.
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Ensuring any proposals to regenerate estates involve existing residents, and link to wider economic development strategies.
There was some initial concern [among existing residents] that things were only being done for us.
Existing residents had been consulted and the responses had been positive overall, he said.
Planners often start from the assumption that privacy for existing residents is the paramount consideration.
Existing residents often resent the newcomers, who compete for school places, doctors' appointments and public housing.
But condo boards say they are merely defending the interests of existing residents.
Along with attracting potential buyers and renters, architectural idiosyncrasies can also anchor existing residents.
She said she finds jobs for "hundreds" of eastern European workers every month, both newcomers and existing residents.
But it is a vision that many of the existing residents seem unlikely to be able to afford.
They seek higher-income people to improve their neighborhoods, but want their neighborhoods affordable, to retain existing residents.
And the arrival of poorer incomers, displaced from the inner city by high property prices, irks existing residents.
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