as in occupancy
the act or fact of residing in a place
as much as I've enjoyed my residency in this state, it may be time to move on
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Recent Examples of residency
Han Chong of Self-Portrait has emerged as a champion of struggling London designers, buying and revitalizing Roland Mouret’s label, which collapsed in 2021, and setting up a new residency program based at the Self-Portrait studio and headquarters near the Barbican in East London.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Her stay at the hospital intersects with the arrival of young medical student James Hayman (Namir Smallwood), who previously endured a traumatic incident during his residency before transferring to a rural hospital for a fresh start.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Following a court ruling disqualifying a DFL representative-elect from Roseville over residency issues, the House will start the session with a 67-66, one-vote Republican majority.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2025
Amanda Bynes met the rapper, 49, at a meet-and-greet during the first weekend of his Las Vegas residency at the PH Live theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Her stay at the hospital intersects with the arrival of young medical student James Hayman (Namir Smallwood), who previously endured a traumatic incident during his residency before transferring to a rural hospital for a fresh start.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Following a court ruling disqualifying a DFL representative-elect from Roseville over residency issues, the House will start the session with a 67-66, one-vote Republican majority.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2025
Amanda Bynes met the rapper, 49, at a meet-and-greet during the first weekend of his Las Vegas residency at the PH Live theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residency
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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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Limited availability of good real estate has helped Simon to keep rents and occupancy levels high.David Moin, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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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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“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residency. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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