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Bulky server racks and wafer-thin semiconductors needed for the AI build-out are taking up space in cargo planes once occupied by packages of low-price apparel and knickknacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

Sharaa denied any intention to intervene militarily in Lebanon, which Syria had occupied for decades under the Assads.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

Kostyantynivka is one of several heavily-fortified towns that make up Ukraine's "fortress belt" in the Donetsk region, most of which is occupied by Russia.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

The red, white and blue banner has been on display outside every home Collins has ever lived in, even the apartment she and her husband, Dave, occupied shortly after they were married.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

On their way, she passed all the full picnic tables occupied by who she guessed were people from different reserves or urban locations heavy with an Indigenous population.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith