occupied

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Within each FDE pod, engineers occupied different roles: McCardel served as an “Echo,” the strategist responsible for translating the customer’s needs into technical requirements, while “Delta” engineers rapidly developed prototype software solutions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

An estimated 1,300 have been killed in Lebanon, according to its health ministry, while more than two dozen people have died in Gulf states and the occupied West Bank.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At the start of the decade, EVs occupied a small but fast-growing corner of the U.S. auto market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The talks resulted in a national unity government for the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

There was a house on the left corner that looked like it might be occupied, but the dirty, curtainless windows seemed to say otherwise.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste