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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The Philadelphia metro hit a record post-pandemic office occupancy rate in January, per the latest swipe data from Kastle Systems.
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Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
As of December 31, 2024, Alpine owned 134 properties across 35 states, with a portfolio occupancy rate of 98% and a weighted average lease term of 8.7 years.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
By occupancy rate, Orlando, the Florida Keys and Austin, Texas are among the most popular destinations for solo travelers this Valentine’s weekend, according to vacation rental revenue management platform Beyond.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
In January, Kasa was averaging 70% occupancy, but by summer, occupancy should rise to 80%, said Paul Lee, Portfolio General Manager for Kasa’s California locations.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
As of December 31, 2024, Alpine owned 134 properties across 35 states, with a portfolio occupancy rate of 98% and a weighted average lease term of 8.7 years.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
By occupancy rate, Orlando, the Florida Keys and Austin, Texas are among the most popular destinations for solo travelers this Valentine’s weekend, according to vacation rental revenue management platform Beyond.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
In January, Kasa was averaging 70% occupancy, but by summer, occupancy should rise to 80%, said Paul Lee, Portfolio General Manager for Kasa’s California locations.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
Noun
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Prostitution was considered a legal occupation in Avignon and controlled by the church.—
Joelle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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What To Know The majority of Ukraine's rare earth mineral reserves are located in regions currently under Russian occupation, including Donetsk and Luhansk—which make up the Donbas—as well as Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Putin in 2014.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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The museum inside traces the island’s habitation history from the Taino people, whose roots here reach back more than a millennium, to the Danes’ use of the fort as a governor’s residence, a church, and later a jail.—
Carol M. Bareuther,
AFAR Media,
20 Feb. 2025
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Flores took part Thursday in Santa Clara County’s every-two-year homeless count, which seeks to tally everyone living in tents, cars or other places not meant for habitation, as well as in homeless shelters.—
Ethan Varian,
The Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2025
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On view through May 24 through Womxn in Windows’ residency at the MOCA culture:LAB.—
The Editors,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Il Pellicano is touching down at Claridge’s with a one-week residency at the hotel’s restaurant that runs until Saturday.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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