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
Advocacy groups plan to lobby Congress for a permanent solution, like a pathway to residency for long-term TPS holders.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
That order limits birthright citizenship to those who are U.S. citizens or in the country with legal permanent residency, excluding those on visitor and temporary visas, as well as undocumented immigrants.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Cabrera connected with them through a listing on Zillow and appreciated their openness about their situation, including offering documents like their permanent residency card and employment letters to establish trust.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 June 2025
Ahead of the opening show, the five group members — in addition to Knight, the group includes his brother Jonathan, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood — sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about why the time was right to embark on this residency and what fans can expect.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
That order limits birthright citizenship to those who are U.S. citizens or in the country with legal permanent residency, excluding those on visitor and temporary visas, as well as undocumented immigrants.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Cabrera connected with them through a listing on Zillow and appreciated their openness about their situation, including offering documents like their permanent residency card and employment letters to establish trust.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 June 2025
Ahead of the opening show, the five group members — in addition to Knight, the group includes his brother Jonathan, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood — sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about why the time was right to embark on this residency and what fans can expect.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residency
Noun
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Last year, the studios that operate the majority of stages in L.A. posted average occupancy rates of 63 percent, down from more than 93 percent from 2016 to 2022.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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Geneva shows strong potential for short-term rentals, with 73% occupancy rates, daily rates of 127 euros and possible monthly revenue of 34,562 euros, per Airbtics.—
Johan Hajji,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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On Christmas Day in 1941, British officials surrendered to Imperial Japanese forces in the Peninsula, ushering in four years of Japanese occupation in Hong Kong.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Europe and Japan will provide a larger habitation module to accommodate astronauts for up to 90 days, the United Arab Emirates has agreed to build an airlock to add spacewalking capability to the Gateway, and Canada is developing a robotic arm.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2025
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On May 7, Gardner city officials declared the near 200-unit complex at 101 Aspen St. unfit for habitation because the deteriorating water infrastructure left tenants with unreliable and inconsistent water service.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residency. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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