tenancy

noun

Definition of tenancynext
as in occupancy

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Recent Examples of tenancy Theirs was truly a tenuous tenancy. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026 However, recent amendments clarified that parks are not automatically considered closed if destroyed by a disaster, and that additional steps are required to terminate tenancy rights. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 In northern China, tenancy was the norm, mostly held by at-will tenants with little bargaining power, paying as much as half their output in rent, while in richer and more commercialized southern China, owner-worker systems were the norm. — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 The overall premise is based on Sokolov and his wife’s tenancy at a Russian apartment building a decade ago. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tenancy
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  1. occupancy
  2. occupation
  3. ownership
  4. residency
Noun
  • Commercial occupancy levels in the city, along with retail spending and public transit usage, have gradually been returning to near pre-Covid levels after several difficult years due to the pandemic and other factors.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 July 2026
  • The new measure also captures people the old one ignores entirely—including nursing-home residents and students in dorms, who don’t show up in owner-occupancy data at all.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of occupancy
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  • Experts emphasize Syria's 29-year occupation history makes any new involvement politically toxic.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • If entry-level consultants, lawyers, and financial analysts were being systematically substituted out at the pace Amodei described to 60 Minutes in November 2025, McCrory’s occupation-level unemployment data should already show some divergence.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026
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  • The move is a shift for a district that brought all leasing in-house in November 2020, shortly after Ed and Sasha Bass took sole ownership.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
  • The Unified Government as of publication time did not answer questions seeking to understand how the ownership change would affect the property or its bond obligations.
    — Sofi Zeman July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of ownership
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  • As housing costs rise, residency policies change, remote work matures, and global uncertainty reshapes long-term planning, prospective expats are looking beyond yesterday's relocation favorites.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • It was followed by a 12-show residency in June at London’s Wembley Stadium where the Grammy winner set the Guinness World Record for the longest residency by a musician at the famed venue.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Definition of residency

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