as in occupation
the act or fact of residing in a place
the landlord notified us of the need to cease occupancy in three months, when our apartment building would be sold
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Recent Examples of occupancy
Higher occupancy rates in correctional and detention facilities primarily drove this growth.
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Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Those policies, enacted by more than 110 executive orders and two years worth of consecutive 30-day emergency proclamations from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, included closing schools and businesses, limiting occupancy at public places, mask mandates and vaccine mandates.
—Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
Offer valid for King Bed Guest Room (max occupancy 2), Two Queen Beds Guest Room (max occupancy 4), and Two Queen Bedrooms and Sofa Bed (max occupancy 6).
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The tour’s launch in Stockholm turned the Swedish capital into a hive of activity, with hotel occupancy spiking 94.6% during her stay.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Those policies, enacted by more than 110 executive orders and two years worth of consecutive 30-day emergency proclamations from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, included closing schools and businesses, limiting occupancy at public places, mask mandates and vaccine mandates.
—Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
Offer valid for King Bed Guest Room (max occupancy 2), Two Queen Beds Guest Room (max occupancy 4), and Two Queen Bedrooms and Sofa Bed (max occupancy 6).
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The tour’s launch in Stockholm turned the Swedish capital into a hive of activity, with hotel occupancy spiking 94.6% during her stay.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
Noun
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Before the Gaza war, Israel already faced widespread criticism over its heavy-handed occupation of Palestinians.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, as Margulis tells Haaretz’s Ruth Schuster, the site’s first human occupation may have occurred some 6,000 years ago, during the Chalcolithic era, or the Copper Age.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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The building was deemed unsafe for habitation by the Charlotte Fire Department, said Jerry Green, the city’s enforcement division manager.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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The study team found at least 98 visible habitations, which shared a similar shape and size to those in Tugunbulak.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
23 Oct. 2024
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Not having residency here has created enormous barriers in our attempt to rebuild and move forward.—
Amal Murtaja,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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The change is also anticipated to add new bureaucratic hurdles for all Americans having children, who will have to prove their U.S. residency or citizenship and register their children as citizens, rather than have that conferred automatically.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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