occupation
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Over the next decades, questions on language, literacy and occupation were refined, adding secondary work and dependency details.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The president called the occupation off after U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
About half its occupation groups, including cooks and food-service managers, received platinum for both early-career and career growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Soon after Spain withdrew its troops from Havana, U.S. forces began an occupation that would last three years under the guise of stability.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
The 586th spent the fall of 1943 defending Kursk and then the Ukrainian city of Kiev, newly liberated from German occupation.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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