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 plan for the series to remain local is likely to be embraced by production workers in Hollywood who are still struggling with low soundstage occupancy in the region.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Silver Nova Passenger occupancy?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Mid-tier hotels like Hampton and Hilton Garden Inn have struggled as luxury hotel brands post higher occupancy and nightly room rates.
—Cory Schouten, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Holland America Line is expanding its single-occupancy cabin inventory as part of a more than $500 million enhancement of six ships.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Silver Nova Passenger occupancy?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Mid-tier hotels like Hampton and Hilton Garden Inn have struggled as luxury hotel brands post higher occupancy and nightly room rates.
—Cory Schouten, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Holland America Line is expanding its single-occupancy cabin inventory as part of a more than $500 million enhancement of six ships.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
Noun
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The goal of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel is to end hostilities and the occupation of southern Lebanon, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a statement today.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Other state programs may offer forgiveness based on your finances rather than your occupation.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The next era of space habitation will not be built with small thinking, Miyan said.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Instead, SkyDream is attempting to co-design mobility, energy storage, and habitation as a single architecture.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Officials determined that Kelly Hall does not meet the residency requirement, which requires candidates to live in the city for at least one year before filing to run for office, said Sara Bustilloz, a city spokeswoman.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Lieberman was completing her residency in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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