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
Nearly four years after city voters approved one of the strictest rent control laws in the nation, the St. Paul City Council voted 4-3 to eliminate rent caps for new construction, including residential buildings that received their certificate of occupancy after 2004.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
But with sluggish property sales and struggling office occupancy rates across China, the project’s economic viability remains in question, said Qiao.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
The city recently expanded the app to begin allowing complaints about violations of the city’s short-term residential occupancy law, which places a long list of restrictions on vacation rentals and the people who rent them.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
This marked the 10th consecutive quarter of occupancy losses, with tenants returning nearly 258,000-square-feet of office space to market in the 2024 fourth quarter, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
But with sluggish property sales and struggling office occupancy rates across China, the project’s economic viability remains in question, said Qiao.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
The city recently expanded the app to begin allowing complaints about violations of the city’s short-term residential occupancy law, which places a long list of restrictions on vacation rentals and the people who rent them.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
This marked the 10th consecutive quarter of occupancy losses, with tenants returning nearly 258,000-square-feet of office space to market in the 2024 fourth quarter, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
Noun
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How will Columbia, over the next fifty years, gradually absorb the student occupation of 2024 into its branding?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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The Taif Agreement, ending Lebanon’s civil war in 1989, formally recognized the state’s right to resist the Israeli occupation of Lebanese territories – and with it Hezbollah’s presence as a force of resistance.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
15 May 2025
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Alaska’s vast wilderness has been a testing ground of human endurance for millennia as the gateway for human habitation of the Americas.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Air travel rules for kids suggest legal frameworks for longer, deeper excursions — and eventually permanent habitation — in space.—
Dave S. Brody,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Jackson’s performance will take place during the next leg of her Vegas residency Janet Jackson: Las Vegas, which launched in December 2024, with six shows taking place at the Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas from May 21-31.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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All money raised through the tours goes into preserving the otherworldly buildings and onsite artisan studios, residencies and events.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 May 2025
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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