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occupant

[ok-yuh-puhnt] / ˈɒk yə pənt /


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Is that Dee Wallace, the mother from “E.T.: The Extraterrestrial,” as Grace, a former occupant of Sam’s new home?

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The occupant suffered "minor injuries" and attending officers were unable to locate the suspect, who had left.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

When it opens June 19, it will set at least three modern-era records for a former White House occupant: time taken to be completed, project cost and the price to get inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The application External link shows Zoox is looking for release from certain requirements ranging from occupant crash protection to windshield wiping and defrosting.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

It was strangely disturbing to think that he was not the only occupant of her world, but stranger still was how her routines were already in place, after only a few weeks in Port Harcourt.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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