occupy
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Most occupy flexible industrial space in the Airport district, leasing space for $1.65 to $2.81 a square foot, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
And what can I do about the property that my twin brother has a lifetime right to occupy if the property requires ongoing maintenance and expenses?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Some clades occupy highly isolated parts of the genome map because their chromosome architecture has few close parallels.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
“What I believe in is something called Jesus Christ, and he said to occupy, wherever you’re standing, you occupy until he returns,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I tried to occupy the spot in the circle that drew the least attention.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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The private practice she started in 2022 in a small suite now occupies an entire floor and a downstairs reception area, with satellite offices in Chino and downtown Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Neutral atomic hydrogen occupies an important intermediate position between the universe's larger gas supply and the molecular hydrogen that can ultimately fuel star formation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Southern Utes’ reservation occupies about 1,100 square miles in the San Juan Basin, atop one of the most productive coal-bed methane fields in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Although each occupies a distinctly separate universe, Espenson says they all fit the same pattern.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
He almost completely occupies it; he’s large and barrel-shaped with a stately, pockmarked face, gray hair, big eyebrows, and a firm handshake.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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The U.S. occupied Amami-Oshima after the war, returning it to Japanese control in 1953.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
That pattern supports the possibility that some early scorpions occupied freshwater environments, where their remains would have had a greater chance of being preserved as fossils.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Much has changed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since then, but I’m ready to dive back into this corner of the multiverse occupied by “WandaVision,” “Agatha All Along” and the upcoming “VisionQuest.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
She said Mohammed was killed after running away from soldiers patrolling their village of Al-Rihiya, in the south of the occupied West Bank.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
She would come to get them and keep them occupied and buy them little extras that we couldn’t afford now that Jimmie was no longer working.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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However, if your twin brother is already occupying one of the properties, he should be liable for routine costs like utilities, repairs and upkeep.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
He said previously the team would have to climb the trees at night to "try to visually identify a species occupying a bat roost", which was time consuming.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
By occupying this unusual position, the genus helps fill an important gap in the existing classification system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Recently in West Hollywood, a pack of coyotes began occupying an abandoned condominium construction site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
When Caesar stayed with Cleopatra in Alexandria, his role had been that of a general in charge of an occupying army.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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