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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

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

The application External link shows Zoox is looking for release from certain requirements ranging from occupant crash protection to windshield wiping and defrosting.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Police are continuing to search for the sole occupant of a creel boat after it washed ashore in Aberdeenshire.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Each cell had two jacks in the wall for the headphones its occupant was issued upon arrival.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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