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as in occupancy
the act or fact of residing in a place
the city declared the area unsafe for habitation until it had been decontaminated
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as in residence
the place where one lives
even though they spend most of their time at their condo in Florida, they still consider their farmhouse in Nebraska their permanent habitation
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Recent Examples of habitation
Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.
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Leonard David, Space.com, 12 July 2025
Due to climate change, the Northeast will be one of the few parts of the US that will have a climate suitable for many kinds of agriculture and for human habitation.
—Kip Kolesinskas, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
This isn’t a nature film, but a human nature film – probing what has prompted our ancient ancestors, and our contemporaries, to make habitations out of caves and even urban storm drainage systems.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 June 2025
The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an additional warrant against McEuen on May 6 for arson of a habitation, according to the Midland Reporter-Telegram.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
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Leonard David, Space.com, 12 July 2025
Due to climate change, the Northeast will be one of the few parts of the US that will have a climate suitable for many kinds of agriculture and for human habitation.
—Kip Kolesinskas, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
This isn’t a nature film, but a human nature film – probing what has prompted our ancient ancestors, and our contemporaries, to make habitations out of caves and even urban storm drainage systems.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 June 2025
The Texas Department of Public Safety issued an additional warrant against McEuen on May 6 for arson of a habitation, according to the Midland Reporter-Telegram.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitation
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It’s envisioned, Runner said, that the property owner would receive the transit occupancy tax revenues generated by the site, for a set period of time, and the city would receive the sales tax revenues.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Developers filed an occupancy permit application with the city, a step that means the building could be cleared to open ICE's occupancy after a city inspection.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Bull is university organist and organ professor at UCLA as well as organist-in-residence at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, which houses one of the largest pipe organs in the world.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The State Department has announced new rules requiring immigrant visa applicants to attend interviews in their country of residence from November 1, with limited exceptions.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Expand access to skilling and transparent hiring in tech and innovation occupations where future growth is concentrated.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to data from the Department of Homeland Security, more than 20,000 educators are in the country on H-1B visas — the third most common occupation group for the program.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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May Waheguru ji grant his soul eternal abode at His feet and give strength to the family to bear this sorrowful blow.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Preserving original brick also helps hold a bit of a home's history in place, a constant reminder that many of today’s abodes hold pieces of the past.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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United's four-times-weekly flights from Newark aim to connect American travelers with the cultural and coastal attractions of Puglia, including the region's iconic trulli dwellings.—
Ben Kelly,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The vultures' dwellings also held ropes, horse tack and thousands of bone fragments and eggshells.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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More to Explore The exterior of the house resembles a three-dimensional De Stijl painting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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These houses were once used for Rockport’s fishing and granite industry, and are now home to quaint shops, restaurants, and art galleries.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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These figures are based on tourism impact calculators measuring lodging, dining, retail and recreation spending in Bentonville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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For traditional lodging, bed down at Mountain House Rajska Vrata in Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where ski days end on the sunny patio with local specialties such as nettle soup or herbal rakija (brandy) around the fireplace.—
Naomi Tomky,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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The parlor level, which stretches about 105 feet deep, features grand entertaining rooms, a sitting parlor, and a chef’s kitchen housed in a curved glass addition with a custom copper roof.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Using a small satellite receiver system set up on the roof of a UCSD building in San Diego, the researchers collected thousands of sensitive communications that were never intended to be public.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Habitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitation. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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