occupant
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The man, the driver and sole occupant of the car, was traveling north on Grand Avenue and veered off the roadway and through a guardrail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Prime ministerial memoirs tell the stories of how central a moment it is in the week of any occupant of 10 Downing Street.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The last occupant of 24 Sussex was Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose wife ran an unofficial cat sanctuary in the home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The aforementioned “wig room” has been outfitted with an enormous mirror and a built-in vanity perfect for trying on different styles—however a future occupant could easily use this space as a flex room or office.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
There he would be the only occupant of his aerodynamic buggy, but he’d have a community of people riding along on his shoulder.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
The spacecraft was then hoisted onto a specialized ship, and the four occupants -- Meir, American Jack Hathaway, French astronaut Sophie Adenot and Russian cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev -- were helped out one by one.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
In 1940, 8% of households had solo occupants.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
That combination raised additional concerns about the amount of particulate matter occupants could inhale.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
When the North Tower was struck and occupants of the South Tower were told to remain in place, Rescorla ordered his people to evacuate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
She remembered the rows of cribs with most of the little occupants sound asleep, and those who were wakeful staring quietly at the ceiling.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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"Of Mice and Men"
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