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tenantries

noun

plural of tenantry
as in possessions

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  1. possessions
  2. occupations
  3. occupancies
Noun
  • Wake Forest, meanwhile, went three and out on each of its final three first-half possessions following the initial touchdown.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Jayhawks had six sustained possessions reach Arizona State territory without producing a point.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of possessions
Noun
  • WalletHub's analysis looked beyond race and ethnicity, measuring differences among states in areas such as income, education, language, birthplace, occupations, household makeup, religion and political views.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
  • These findings jibe with the results of statistical analyses carried out by economists at the Yale Budget Lab using data on individual occupations.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupations
Noun
  • Some types of universities are seeing much higher occupancies and lagging construction, while others are overbuilt with falling demand.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But today a quick accounting shows the Plaza’s occupancies are slightly better than holding steady, with 28% of its 151 storefronts unoccupied.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of occupancies
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