occupied
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Mingling Cubism, Dada, abstraction, Constructivism and Surrealism, he occupied his own avant-garde stronghold.
The Novoshakhtinsk refinery near the Ukrainian border is critical for supplying fuel for Russian military operations in occupied eastern Ukraine.
From BBC
It was unusual for invading forces to take civilians to Russia before establishing a firm presence in occupied territory, he added.
From BBC
“Life under occupation was also very hard,” she said, adding that there were often issues with water and electricity in occupied Mariupol.
It has also called on the Israeli government to allow patients to be treated in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank "which is the most time and cost effective route."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
