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occupant

[ok-yuh-puhnt] / ˈɒk jə pənt /


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Davis is the only occupant of the Cadillac still alive today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

And many believe he will want a new chancellor to replace the current occupant of Number 11 Downing Street, Rachel Reeves.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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

All living US ex-presidents -- with the notable absence of current White House occupant Donald Trump -- joined a star-studded lineup Thursday for the opening of Barack Obama's presidential center in Chicago.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Sairy heard a baby cry and saw Mrs. Trepid leaning over a baby carriage, her face bent down close to the crying occupant.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

The plane, a fixed-wing single-engine Cessna registered to Huerta Holdings Inc. in Santa Ana, had two occupants at the time of the incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

These patterns suggest that the cave's occupants were not simply leaving bodies wherever space was available.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

When I pay a cleaning fee, I expect someone to handle the work of preparing a property for its next occupants: washing linens, scrubbing bathrooms, cleaning floors.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Ironically, larger, heavier vehicles are often safer for the occupants of cars, Schneider said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

By midafternoon the black Chevrolet had reached Emporia, Kansas—a large town, almost a city, and a safe place, so the occupants of the car had decided, to do a bit of shopping.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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