as in occupancy
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 residency
The regular season begins this week for all 30 Major League Baseball teams and, with it, the Athletics will embark on the second year of their temporary West Sacramento residency.
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Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
More than 53,000 students registered, and more than 44,000 residency positions were offered across more than 6,800 program tracks, according to the NRMP.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Earlier phases focused on artist residencies, exhibitions and community storytelling.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
The residency program kept his offer open.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
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Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
More than 53,000 students registered, and more than 44,000 residency positions were offered across more than 6,800 program tracks, according to the NRMP.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Earlier phases focused on artist residencies, exhibitions and community storytelling.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
The residency program kept his offer open.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residency
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As more than 20,000 fans plan to descend on Inter Miami’s Nu Stadium for the grand opening Saturday, the city has still not issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for the site.—
Tess Riski
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Remaining work includes completing ceiling refinishing; final plastering and painting; flooring and carpet installation; reinstalling lighting and radiant heating systems; reinstalling the organ, pipes and trumpets; and final inspections, cleaning and occupancy approvals.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Israel’s parliament is expected to vote today on a bill that would make the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military court of killing Israelis, a measure that Israel’s European allies say would unfairly target Palestinians under military occupation.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Hezbollah was founded in 1982 during Lebanon's civil war and initially was devoted to ending Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Through the continuous habitation of the International Space Station in low Earth orbit for the past 26 years, scientists have come to better understand the effects of microgravity on the human body.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The United States and China are targeting landing humans on Mars in the 2030s, with the intention of building infrastructure that enables long-term habitation.—
Scott Solomon,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residency. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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