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The transfers keep oil moving but occupy ships that would otherwise be available for other cargoes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Amid the many animal metaphors that invariably occupy reactions to my predictions, a dominant theme are dogs and crows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Today, they account for 20% of all mammal species, occupy habitats on every continent except Antarctica, and have adapted to a wide range of ecological niches.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

If working-class voters are those working low-wage jobs, then they are already majority women, who occupy two-thirds of the 40 lowest-paid occupations.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

The whole structure seemed to occupy its own space, one of solitude and oblivion, protected from the vices of time and the habits of the birds.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Oracle occupies a unique position, according to D.A.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Despite the amount of time passed, a man named Hamed, who was cleared, still occupies a shadowy place in the tale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Although the central microchip is only about the size of a grain of rice, the entire system currently occupies a tabletop laboratory setup.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Stars and Stripes,” however, occupies a unique place in American journalism.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

A large table occupies that space, covered with tools and scraps of metal and gears and old computer parts and wires.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

The tree is beloved by locals, who believe it has occupied its spot for more than 100 years.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In the occupied West Bank's arid region of Masafer Yatta, Emar made a smooth concrete floor on two caves' rough limestone ground before applying a white limewash on the brittle stone walls.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

At one point, Irwin notes, Mangiare was occupied by Antipasti.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Not bad for a venue that has occupied its current site since 1853, land that was once used for police-force horse paddocks and is a short, happy walk from downtown Melbourne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

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

The tracks, preserved near an ancient lakeshore, appear to record eight Paranthropus boisei individuals occupying the same place at roughly the same time.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 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

Eventually, he said, robots will become consumer products, occupying a place somewhere between smartphones and automobiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

By this time, the rooms were vastly different from what I had found them, and I enjoyed the honour of occupying a few prominent pages in the books of a neighbouring upholsterer.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens