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occupant

[ok-yuh-puhnt] / ˈɒk yə pənt /


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“You need to divorce the question from the occupant and focus on the role — the charter is not about a particular person, the charter is about the function of the office.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Authorities said Johnson was the sole occupant and “appeared very nervous.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The Chicago attraction, which is scheduled to open June 19, also will set at least two other modern-era records for a former White House occupant: time taken to be completed and project cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Newey, who joined Aston Martin in March last year, has been acting as team principal since the position's former occupant Andy Cowell was moved into a different position.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

As he turns a corner, he encounters a raised platform with a statue-still occupant, but this one is different than the snow-covered woman he had seen before.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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