preoccupancy

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Noun
  • In the Chrysler Building’s 96 years of occupancy, exactly two people have managed to pull off the children’s-book fantasy of living there.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Nordseth also argued the city is illegally diverting money collected through a 2% increase in hotel occupancy taxes, approved by voters in 2022.
    Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The potential ground operation would reportedly fall short of a full-scale invasion but could involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, the officials were quoted as saying.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In retaliation for a ground invasion, Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen could attack ships in the Red Sea, halting the flow of oil and cargo via a route that’s been used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Israel’s parliament is expected to vote today on a bill that would make the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military court of killing Israelis, a measure that Israel’s European allies say would unfairly target Palestinians under military occupation.
    Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Hezbollah was founded in 1982 during Lebanon's civil war and initially was devoted to ending Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Preoccupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preoccupancy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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