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occupy

[ok-yuh-pahy] / ˈɒk jəˌpaɪ /




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Today, the rush for government jobs means that competitive exams now occupy an all-consuming place in the lives of many young Indians.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Its forces continue to occupy roughly 5% of Lebanese territory.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

In response, Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed the National Guard, who now occupy facilities as a volunteer-only, long-term force.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

The gondola would occupy only a small slice of the 32-acre space, but it would be a visible distraction from every inch of the park.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

But in January 1919, there were many other things to occupy their attention.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Although each occupies a distinctly separate universe, Espenson says they all fit the same pattern.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

The Mac Mini assembly line occupies a new 170,000-square-foot space at the Foxconn facility, which already makes AI servers for Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

He also averaged 8.69 touches in the opposition penalty area per 90 minutes - the seventh-highest figure among more than 1,500 eligible players - reinforcing the profile of a winger who consistently occupies goalscoring positions.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The 59-year-old zoo, which occupies 133 acres in the northeast corner of Griffith Park, has also struggled to maintain its national accreditation, with federal regulators finding peeling paint and rust in some exhibits.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Once a lonely outpost, Sing Sing now occupies fifty-five acres of prime real estate in suburban Westchester, one of the priciest counties in the United States.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

For the first time in at least two years, however, technology occupied the second and third positions in his portfolio, based on data from Whale Wisdom.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Their closest living populations are now nearly 2,500 km away in southern Mexico, indicating that the species once occupied a dramatically different geographic range.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Five different people have occupied No 10 since 2016 - three in the space of just over three years, and one for just 49 days.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

For decades, the bar occupied an almost uncontested position in American social life.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

German armies had occupied most of Belgium and penetrated deep into France.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

He said previously the team would have to climb the trees at night to "try to visually identify a species occupying a bat roost", which was time consuming.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The SK affiliate managing the company headquarters accused Roh’s art center of illegally occupying the space in 2023, citing a lapsed rental contract.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

And so it will, for at least several more years, Austin Reaves now occupying a Laker leading sidekick role made famous during their championship years by the likes of Anthony Davis and Pau Gasol.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Migratory birds use the area during different seasons, with wintering species spending the colder months there and breeding species occupying the region during summer.

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

He seemed taller lying down, occupying the length of the mattress, and I remembered what he had said about simply reaching out to pluck icheku from the tree, in his youth.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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