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
The third proposal would establish and enforce occupancy limits requiring all tenants to be listed on leases and license applications and prohibit unlicensed short term subletting in smaller residential units.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Laypeople can’t easily reproduce those calculations without insider data, and some easier-to-find metrics, such as occupancy rates, don’t tell the full story, Leuchter said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Earlier in December, a certificate of occupancy was issued for a rebuilt home in West Altadena, marking the return of a man who’d lived on the property for 48 years, officials said.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
According to the Nashville Downtown Partnership, which tracks downtown growth closely, current rental occupancy is about 92%, down from about 93% the same time last year.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Laypeople can’t easily reproduce those calculations without insider data, and some easier-to-find metrics, such as occupancy rates, don’t tell the full story, Leuchter said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Earlier in December, a certificate of occupancy was issued for a rebuilt home in West Altadena, marking the return of a man who’d lived on the property for 48 years, officials said.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
According to the Nashville Downtown Partnership, which tracks downtown growth closely, current rental occupancy is about 92%, down from about 93% the same time last year.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
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Following the German occupation in March 1944, Hungarian and Nazi authorities deported approximately 430,000–440,000 Jews to Auschwitz in a matter of weeks, most of whom were murdered on arrival.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The occupation lasted 19 years.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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But curious travelers will find complex layers of human habitation, labor, and trade on islands that are still on the transatlantic routes of birds, whales, and the oil industry.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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The residency arrives as a celebration of Blige’s decades-long impact, drawing from a catalog that has shaped modern R&B while tracing the personal evolution behind it.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
13 Jan. 2026
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When Noma does a pop-up, the kitchen team immerses itself in the local flora, fauna, and culinary cultures to create a tasting menu that speaks not just to the restaurant’s style but is also an expression of the place the restaurant is taking up residency in.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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