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occupation

[ok-yuh-pay-shuhn] / ˌɒk jəˈpeɪ ʃən /




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Maxime Novikov, a 43-year-old historian on the tour, said he was "pleasantly surprised that part of the new museum is dedicated to Russian territories that were under Nazi occupation."

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The researchers also found a strong connection between wasp occupation and human-altered environments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

That’s likely because Asco’s early performances, as the art historian and curator C. Ondine Chavoya points out in the film, emphasized procession, mobility, mobilization and occupation, marking sites of political violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

There were signs of occupation, though no-one was in the flat when the police forced entry.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The 586th spent the fall of 1943 defending Kursk and then the Ukrainian city of Kiev, newly liberated from German occupation.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Mr. White, an emeritus professor of history at the University of Sydney, studied antebellum newspapers, legal documents, travelogues and paintings to glean information about black New Yorkers’ occupations, housing and leisure activities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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

Many young workers, in particular, will need to take jobs at less prestigious companies or choose lower-level occupations that were not their first choice, simply to get their foot in the door.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

A Home Office spokesperson said: "We have raised the skilled worker threshold and over 100 occupations are now ineligible for new skilled worker visas."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Everywhere men busied themselves in frivolous and worthless occupations.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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