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
In 2024, occupancy for independent living in CCRCs rose to 91.1 percent, which is the highest occupancy rate among all types of senior living and care settings.
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Newsweek Rankings, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Some of its most consequential provisions are designed to crack down on a problem that has grown alongside the number of Airbnb and Vrbo properties: A vast number of them aren’t licensed with the city, which lets owners avoid paying hotel occupancy tax and otherwise skirt regulatory scrutiny.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Corrections & Corrections: An earlier version of this article gave incorrect information about occupancy requirements for the 8/4 Day sale.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 28 July 2025
His office lodged complaints with the FDNY and the Department of Buildings demanding an investigation into whether the de facto jail violated the city’s building, zoning, occupancy, and fire safety codes.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
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Newsweek Rankings, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Some of its most consequential provisions are designed to crack down on a problem that has grown alongside the number of Airbnb and Vrbo properties: A vast number of them aren’t licensed with the city, which lets owners avoid paying hotel occupancy tax and otherwise skirt regulatory scrutiny.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Corrections & Corrections: An earlier version of this article gave incorrect information about occupancy requirements for the 8/4 Day sale.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 28 July 2025
His office lodged complaints with the FDNY and the Department of Buildings demanding an investigation into whether the de facto jail violated the city’s building, zoning, occupancy, and fire safety codes.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
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Protesters, including some Jewish groups, say the Trump administration wrongly equates their criticism of Israel’s military assault in Gaza and its occupation of Palestinian territories with antisemitism, and advocacy for Palestinian rights with support for extremism.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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The planned occupation could worsen shortages of food, water and medical care amid collapsing infrastructure.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Due to climate change, the Northeast will be one of the few parts of the US that will have a climate suitable for many kinds of agriculture and for human habitation.—
Kip Kolesinskas,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
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The store is about to launch a residency with Nak Armstrong, a CFDA Award-winning fine jewelry designer.—
Kristin Larson,
Footwear News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Offer paid residencies focused on craft that AI cannot mimic: site‑specific performance, participatory work or art rooted in local history.—
Larry Bomback,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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