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
This supply-demand dynamic has driven occupancy, rent growth and tenant retention in retail shopping centers.
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Mike Hazinski, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
With low occupancy rates, the property was put on the market two years later, kicking off a series of sales that would continue until California investor Juzi Cui (also known as Jizi Cui) bought the site for $2.5 million in 2017.
—Andrew King, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Following a third-quarter report listing gains in funds from operations, occupancy and rents, Simon touted a 6.4 percent year-over-year increase in portfolio traffic on Black Friday weekend, with a 7.1 percent gain at Simon’s malls.
—David Moin, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Families who are living in single-room occupancy hotels or with a roommate in an apartment will reportedly no longer be eligible for family shelter.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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Mike Hazinski, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
With low occupancy rates, the property was put on the market two years later, kicking off a series of sales that would continue until California investor Juzi Cui (also known as Jizi Cui) bought the site for $2.5 million in 2017.
—Andrew King, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Following a third-quarter report listing gains in funds from operations, occupancy and rents, Simon touted a 6.4 percent year-over-year increase in portfolio traffic on Black Friday weekend, with a 7.1 percent gain at Simon’s malls.
—David Moin, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Families who are living in single-room occupancy hotels or with a roommate in an apartment will reportedly no longer be eligible for family shelter.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
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In contrast, the number of cleaners and janitors remained stable, indicating that frontline service occupations were not significantly affected.London School of Economics, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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But Poilievre’s endorsement of the occupation of Ottawa by a convoy of truckers during the pandemic—unpopular in the country, but popular in his party—was seen as pandering of a kind and had a note of Foxy demagoguery about it that was largely new to Canada.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 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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Eggleston is being held at the Travis County Jail on charges of murder, burglary of habitation, theft of a firearm and tampering with physical evidence with intent to conceal.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 May 2024
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This residency permit is available for two years and is renewable.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Underwood recently revealed the trailer for her upcoming concert special Carrie Underwood: Reflection, which highlights her three-year Las Vegas residency Reflection.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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