occupier

Example Sentences

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"The occupier, under the pretext of security and for its own interests, has closed the mosque," cleric Ayman Abu Najm, who had come from Beit Hanina, a Palestinian neighbourhood in east Jerusalem, said.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Mid Ulster District Council said the responsibility for managing pests on private property "lies with the owner or occupier".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

“We clearly see how the occupier is trying to distract our forces and make our combat work less concentrated,” Mr. Zelensky said.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

Beyond the shooting, students inside the building described the “extreme force” in the police response per an interviewed occupier on WKCR, the Columbia student radio station.

From Salon • May 4, 2024

The walls were studded with nails; perhaps the Yoruba occupier had hung up many photos.

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