occupied
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Hubbard was captured in April 2022, when Russian soldiers occupied the eastern city of Izyum, where he was living with his Ukrainian partner.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
At Rome's occupied Morgagni high school, where students have barricaded entrances with desks, protesters pointed to the crumbling infrastructure as evidence of neglect.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Until last week, Starshield offered a fast, reliable connection for drones all over Ukraine, including on missions that took them deep into occupied territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
In the occupied West Bank, the WFP is continuing to give assistance to some 200,000 Palestinians, having halved the number of recipients in September.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Flora was in the yard out front, so I took a deep breath and slipped out the door to keep the child occupied.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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