as in occupations
the act or fact of residing in a place
as much as I've enjoyed my residency in this state, it may be time to move on
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Recent Examples of residencies
In-between the two Sphere residencies, Dead & Company also performed at the MusiCares Persons of the Year gala in January 20, where the core lineup of the Grateful Dead, dead and alive, was being honored.
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Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
At Sunday night’s TapN2Tap concert, groups from around the country will perform at the Eisemann Center, with new choreography by Renato and Murphy created during RIFF Dallas residencies earlier in the weekend.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Smith’s legacy continues to inspire artists who visit for residencies, including Filipino artist Isobel Francisco, who drew from Smith’s work to create pieces that imagine what would happen if the center had been established in 1937 Philippines.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The soirée took place at Caesars Palace, where the artist would later hold her two mega-successful residencies.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
For over a decade, Casey Scieszka’s Catskills Bed & Bar the Spruceton Inn has sponsored writing residencies for over a hundred authors including spec writers like Carmen Maria Machado and Aimee Pokwatka (whose new book Accumulation comes out in May).
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
John Fogerty's catalog is ripe for residencies.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
The three-year residencies give the companies scheduling advantages, more visibility, a discount rate to perform at the society’s state-of-the-art concert hall and much more.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Following his two Las Vegas residencies from 2021 to 2023 and his Super Bowl LVIII halftime show performance (also in Vegas) last year, Usher embarked on his most recent Past Present and Future Tour.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
At Sunday night’s TapN2Tap concert, groups from around the country will perform at the Eisemann Center, with new choreography by Renato and Murphy created during RIFF Dallas residencies earlier in the weekend.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Smith’s legacy continues to inspire artists who visit for residencies, including Filipino artist Isobel Francisco, who drew from Smith’s work to create pieces that imagine what would happen if the center had been established in 1937 Philippines.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The soirée took place at Caesars Palace, where the artist would later hold her two mega-successful residencies.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
For over a decade, Casey Scieszka’s Catskills Bed & Bar the Spruceton Inn has sponsored writing residencies for over a hundred authors including spec writers like Carmen Maria Machado and Aimee Pokwatka (whose new book Accumulation comes out in May).
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
John Fogerty's catalog is ripe for residencies.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
The three-year residencies give the companies scheduling advantages, more visibility, a discount rate to perform at the society’s state-of-the-art concert hall and much more.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Following his two Las Vegas residencies from 2021 to 2023 and his Super Bowl LVIII halftime show performance (also in Vegas) last year, Usher embarked on his most recent Past Present and Future Tour.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residencies
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This temperature is far higher than most structural fires, stressing this finding’s potential to transform protective gear for firefighters and other high-heat occupations.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
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Among the occupations most exposed to AI?—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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