occupancies

plural of occupancy
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 Some types of universities are seeing much higher occupancies and lagging construction, while others are overbuilt with falling demand. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 But today a quick accounting shows the Plaza’s occupancies are slightly better than holding steady, with 28% of its 151 storefronts unoccupied. — Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 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. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 June 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
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Noun
  • WalletHub's analysis looked beyond race and ethnicity, measuring differences among states in areas such as income, education, language, birthplace, occupations, household makeup, religion and political views.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
  • These findings jibe with the results of statistical analyses carried out by economists at the Yale Budget Lab using data on individual occupations.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 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
  • Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
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  • For just as long, critics have ripped into his eccentric on-stage persona; still, Thompson has enjoyed one of the longest-running residencies in Las Vegas, playing shows at the Luxor Hotel & Casino.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The new center has space for exhibits, oral history initiatives, artist residencies, community quilting projects, public speaker series and other programming.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Occupancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancies. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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