preoccupancy

Definition of preoccupancynext

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Noun
  • The high caliber of its parks helped to drive more than 38 million visits to the destination and this upward trend continued in 2025 as Yas Island had a record-breaking summer with a 15% year-on-year increase in visits and an average occupancy rate of 85% in its hotels.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The Valley Motel was seeking to either waive a park land fee worth $123,662 or to enter into a payment plan beginning two years after receiving a certificate of occupancy.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • According to Holtz, Whittingham was charged with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree assault on an elderly person and home invasion.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • The virtual hysteria over the muskrat invasion resulted in Britain’s first legislation to target a non-native invasive species.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • The ridge was included in an IDF occupation map released on Thursday, which expanded the force’s zone of operations north toward the Ali al-Taher hill area.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
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“Preoccupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preoccupancy. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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