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Noun
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The burden will increasingly shift onto city agencies like the Department of Building and Safety to serve thousands of homeowners and businesses seeking plan checks, permits, inspections and certificates of occupancy.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025 -
The fire was initially upgraded to a second alarm before a third alarm was activated based on the size of the building and its occupancy, according to fire officials.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Russia, however, delays, sets preconditions, plays for time, and continues its war of invasion.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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Once established the tribunal will focus on prosecuting Russian leaders most responsible for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
Noun
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In a little over a month, the Polish Army was defeated, and the country of Poland came under Nazi and Soviet occupation.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.—
Sasha Vasilyuk,
Time,
8 May 2025
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“Preoccupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preoccupancy. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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