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
Younger Partners Investments purchased Artisan Circle, formerly Crockett Row, in 2022 and as been working on improvements to lighting, parking and occupancy.
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Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2026
Soundstage occupancy fell to 62% in the first half of 2025, according to data compiled by FilmLA, as production remained below the levels seen during the 2023 strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
For the first half of 2025, the average occupancy rate at Los Angeles County soundstages was 62%, slightly lower than the 63% average recorded in 2024, according to new data from the nonprofit FilmLA, which tracks local production.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
FilmLA said Wednesday that its data for the first six months of 2025 shows just a 62% average occupancy rate, but the bright spot is that’s down only slightly from the 63% soundstage occupancy in 2024.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
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Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2026
Soundstage occupancy fell to 62% in the first half of 2025, according to data compiled by FilmLA, as production remained below the levels seen during the 2023 strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
For the first half of 2025, the average occupancy rate at Los Angeles County soundstages was 62%, slightly lower than the 63% average recorded in 2024, according to new data from the nonprofit FilmLA, which tracks local production.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
FilmLA said Wednesday that its data for the first six months of 2025 shows just a 62% average occupancy rate, but the bright spot is that’s down only slightly from the 63% soundstage occupancy in 2024.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
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In an agricultural region battered by urbanization, climate change, and unjust occupation, the director chronicles a man’s desperate fight to preserve centuries-old ways of living.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Unlike the teams’ two January games in Minneapolis, played under the specter of heavy occupation by federal immigration agents, the matchup in San Francisco was played under more normal circumstances.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The National Construction Authority found that 58% of the buildings in Nairobi were unfit for habitation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The streamer has had a deal in place for nearly three months, through every Ellison shareholder agitation or Kennedy Center habitation.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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In recent interviews, Hagar has framed the residency as both a celebration and preservation of Van Halen’s legacy following the death of guitarist Eddie Van Halen in 2020.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Mar. 2026
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The illustrious troupe performs two alternating programs as part of its exclusive multiyear Southern California residency under the leadership of new Artist Director Alicia Graf Mack.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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