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preoccupancy

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as in occupancy

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Rates can decrease if paid parking space occupancy falls below thresholds set by the city's curb management policy that was adopted by city council in 2024.

— Marissa Armas, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Gastevich was also critical of town building officials, saying that some houses were given occupancy permits where the land was not properly graded to specifications, which created drainage problems.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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The attacks on about 20 Wildberries facilities have underlined Kyiv’s ability to strike far and wide inside Russia and posed a new challenge to President Vladimir Putin nearly 4½ years into his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
However, Meta's smart glasses are under heavy criticism as many see them as a step too far and an invasion of privacy.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

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The Supreme Court has also recognized the historic exception for children born to enemy forces during hostile occupation.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The small gains made by Afghan women during the United States’ 20-year occupation were about to end.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

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