occupation
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It lay on the medieval spice route between Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and its strategic position made it a target for colonial occupation, most importantly by Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Hezbollah, or Party of God in Arabic, was created in the 1980s during Israel's occupation of Lebanon in the Lebanese Civil War.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
He likened their electoral victory to the Hungarian revolution of 1848, and the uprising against Soviet occupation in 1956.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Hezbollah, for its turn, condemned the attacks, adding in a statement that it had the “natural and legal right to resist occupation and respond to its attacks.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Each month the occupation seemed to grow harsher, restrictions more numerous.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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