as in occupations
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 occupancies
There were multiple offers and the property went under contract in about a month, a indicator that downtown apartment conversion projects in the last decade are attractive to investors who see occupancies remaining strong.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Several hospitality operators in India confirmed the trend and are reporting sharp improvement in occupancies and room prices from May onwards.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
Those same dates the previous year saw occupancies of 54%, 78%, and 83%, respectively.
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Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
The regulations are part of the village’s larger process to produce a comprehensive plan that outlines zoning and applicable business uses for land development and commercial business occupancies.
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Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.
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Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Several hospitality operators in India confirmed the trend and are reporting sharp improvement in occupancies and room prices from May onwards.
—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
Those same dates the previous year saw occupancies of 54%, 78%, and 83%, respectively.
—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
The regulations are part of the village’s larger process to produce a comprehensive plan that outlines zoning and applicable business uses for land development and commercial business occupancies.
—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.
—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancies
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The Commission has a one-year timetable to deliver product on eight research tracks, including both how AI adoption affects specific occupations and wage levels, and the realistic upskilling and reskilling options.
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There’s a really explicit reference about how the son has to write a paper for school about the battle of Algiers and how occupations don’t work.
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Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.
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Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.
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Around that time, the band started billing itself as Blood, Sweat, and Tears featuring David Clayton-Thomas and played Las Vegas residencies.
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The hotel and hospitality group has partnered with Raf’s, the NoHo restaurant founded by sisters Jennifer and Nicole Vitagliano and executive chef Mary Attea, for a series of pop-up residencies spanning Paris, Boston and London.
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“Occupancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancies. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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