preoccupancy

noun

Definition of preoccupancynext
as in occupancy

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  1. occupancy
  2. invasion
  3. occupation
Noun
  • While some of the engineering can be precisely calculated — air, water, waste, power, occupancy and storage, for example — other questions around bunker design are murkier.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Downtown office towers have traded at a deep discount in recent years after occupancy plummeted in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupancy
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  • Russia has used attacks on energy facilities in order to deny Ukrainian civilians power, heat and running water during the war, hoping to wear down public support for Ukraine's response to Moscow's full-scale invasion.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But the pincer movement—the armed invasion from the East, and tariffs from the West—is leaving steelmaking in Ukraine in a perilous position.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of invasion
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  • Depending on the record, that can include your name, mailing address, employer, occupation, donation amount and the political committee that received your money.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In fact, the researchers found churn across occupations has continued along pre-AI trends.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupation
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“Preoccupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preoccupancy. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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