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
Bott, the Swire executive, acknowledged that since 2023 at the hotel, occupancy, average daily rate and revenue generated per room have not been great.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Amid an increasingly crowded market of soundstage operators, a snapshot of production levels in Los Angeles showed a steep decline in stage occupancy over the past two years, highlighting the plunge in filming in the region, according to an April FilmLA report.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
The first-term Democrat from Arlington sought to boost overall spending by 7.4% in part by applying the sales tax to candy purchases, imposing the room occupancy excise tax on complimentary hotel rooms, and subjecting synthetic nicotine to the tobacco excise tax.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
The burden will increasingly shift onto city agencies like the Department of Building and Safety to serve thousands of homeowners and businesses seeking plan checks, permits, inspections and certificates of occupancy.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Amid an increasingly crowded market of soundstage operators, a snapshot of production levels in Los Angeles showed a steep decline in stage occupancy over the past two years, highlighting the plunge in filming in the region, according to an April FilmLA report.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
The first-term Democrat from Arlington sought to boost overall spending by 7.4% in part by applying the sales tax to candy purchases, imposing the room occupancy excise tax on complimentary hotel rooms, and subjecting synthetic nicotine to the tobacco excise tax.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
The burden will increasingly shift onto city agencies like the Department of Building and Safety to serve thousands of homeowners and businesses seeking plan checks, permits, inspections and certificates of occupancy.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
Noun
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How will Columbia, over the next fifty years, gradually absorb the student occupation of 2024 into its branding?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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The Taif Agreement, ending Lebanon’s civil war in 1989, formally recognized the state’s right to resist the Israeli occupation of Lebanese territories – and with it Hezbollah’s presence as a force of resistance.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
15 May 2025
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Alaska’s vast wilderness has been a testing ground of human endurance for millennia as the gateway for human habitation of the Americas.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Air travel rules for kids suggest legal frameworks for longer, deeper excursions — and eventually permanent habitation — in space.—
Dave S. Brody,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Orange County district attorney’s office announced Thursday afternoon that Kim was charged with 10 felonies tied to allegedly lying about her residency during her City Council tenure and while campaigning for mayor last fall.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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In public spaces, officers who are trained as part of the 287(g) program can question individuals about their residency without a warrant if there is probable cause.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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