occupant
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Davis is the only occupant of the Cadillac still alive today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The other occupant survived and escaped the car, suffering only minor injuries, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
And many believe he will want a new chancellor to replace the current occupant of Number 11 Downing Street, Rachel Reeves.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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
The coffin’s wood was as dry as its occupant, and perfect for burning.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
The five occupants of the Passat - all male and aged between 17 and 23 - also died at the scene.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
But one of the two occupants of the truck "did not know who that transmission was intended for."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Or landlords can take master-metered utilities and split them up based on apartment size or number of occupants, as in Porter’s building, a practice called RUBS, short for ratio utility billing system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
If your father-in-law’s occupants are tenants, it’s more complicated.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
It was the kind of place where the poorest of students lived, where the differences in housekeeping between the halls and the rooms were as dramatic as the occupants could manage.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Vocabulary lists containing occupant
"Of Mice and Men"
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