occupant
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The other occupant survived and escaped the car, suffering only minor injuries, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is also seen as a potential occupant of Number 11.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The aforementioned “wig room” has been outfitted with an enormous mirror and a built-in vanity perfect for trying on different styles—however a future occupant could easily use this space as a flex room or office.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The unwanted aquatic occupant grows at an exponential rate and blooms can double in size in a day, Bidelspach said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Being here was a kind of trespass, with the rooms future occupant just a few hundred yards away from the house.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
When the North Tower was struck and occupants of the South Tower were told to remain in place, Rescorla ordered his people to evacuate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But one of the two occupants of the truck "did not know who that transmission was intended for."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Or landlords can take master-metered utilities and split them up based on apartment size or number of occupants, as in Porter’s building, a practice called RUBS, short for ratio utility billing system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He said in court that the woman told him she "met the people over the internet through a song website, and she referred to the occupants of the house as friends".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
There were no chairs; so the occupants of the cabins either squatted in front of the fire or sat on the floor.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"The Black Ferris" by Ray Bradbury
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