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occupied

adjective as in busy

adjective as in inhabited; in use

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We have occupied nations for years and imposed sanctions on others.

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The U.S. military occupied Okinawa until 1972 and though the archipelago constitutes only 0.6% of the country’s landmass, it still hosts more than half of all U.S. military personnel in Japan.

The indictment claims the property "was not occupied or used" by James as a secondary residence, but instead was "used as a rental investment property" and was being rented to a family of three.

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"People are returning to destroyed houses or houses that are actually occupied by other people," he said.

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It has seized and occupied much of it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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