occupied

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Occupied apartment buildings, meanwhile, are considered stabilized assets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Those already in Israel or the Occupied Territories have been told to follow the advice of local authorities.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

The extraordinary growth made the Occupied Palestinian Territories one of the fastest-growing renewable energy markets in the world.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

According to Cogat, the Israeli defence ministry body in charge of civilian policy in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, WCK is responsible for 60% of the non-governmental aid getting into the territory.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley’s attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen