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
The college also says that there are single-occupancy, all-gender restrooms and an all-gender locker room with private changing and showering areas on campus.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Jared Koeck, associate director of market analysis at CoStar, said slowing rent growth might be a concern, but occupancy remains solid even amid new construction.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The post does not identify the manager arrested or specify the health violations cited to render the hotel unsafe for occupancy.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
In other statistics, occupancy was 97 percent on March 31, compared with 95.8 percent a year earlier.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Jared Koeck, associate director of market analysis at CoStar, said slowing rent growth might be a concern, but occupancy remains solid even amid new construction.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The post does not identify the manager arrested or specify the health violations cited to render the hotel unsafe for occupancy.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
In other statistics, occupancy was 97 percent on March 31, compared with 95.8 percent a year earlier.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
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Portrait of a Young Girl, by Dutch artist Toon Kelder, was allegedly displayed for decades by the family of Hendrik Seyffardt, a general who aided the Nazis during their occupation of the Netherlands before being killed by the Dutch resistance.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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If there were a fight over Taiwan, the island or the US could use drones to target Chinese ships or aircraft carrying possibly hundreds of thousands of PLA troops across the Taiwan Strait for an assault and occupation.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Altogether, the addition would boost its capacity for international research and long-term habitation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Fire changed human habitation in ways our ancestors could hardly have imagined.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Also in Portugal, in the Alentejo region south of Lisbon, French collector Lionel Bensemoun has opened Calipo, set in a 17th-century palace with 14 rooms and artist residency spaces.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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Geopolitical turmoil, tax hikes on the wealthy and political discord have driven more wealthy to seek backup plans and residency in other countries.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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