as in occupation
the act or fact of residing in a place
the landlord notified us of the need to cease occupancy in three months, when our apartment building would be sold
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Recent Examples of occupancy
The hoteliers Miskit’s group represents generate transient occupancy tax, or TOT.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Landlords in unincorporated communities across the county pay an 8% transient occupancy tax on rent.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Those buildings got their certificates of occupancy in 2024.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Montclair, New Jersey, a well-off suburb, has seen a 169% increase in short-term rental occupancy during the group stage compared to the same dates last year, according to data as of March 26 from analytics platform AirDNA, which tracks rental demand, rates, and occupancy across host cities.
—Maya Davis, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Landlords in unincorporated communities across the county pay an 8% transient occupancy tax on rent.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Those buildings got their certificates of occupancy in 2024.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Montclair, New Jersey, a well-off suburb, has seen a 169% increase in short-term rental occupancy during the group stage compared to the same dates last year, according to data as of March 26 from analytics platform AirDNA, which tracks rental demand, rates, and occupancy across host cities.
—Maya Davis, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
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Israel’s parliament is expected to vote today on a bill that would make the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military court of killing Israelis, a measure that Israel’s European allies say would unfairly target Palestinians under military occupation.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Hezbollah was founded in 1982 during Lebanon's civil war and initially was devoted to ending Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Through the continuous habitation of the International Space Station in low Earth orbit for the past 26 years, scientists have come to better understand the effects of microgravity on the human body.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The United States and China are targeting landing humans on Mars in the 2030s, with the intention of building infrastructure that enables long-term habitation.—
Scott Solomon,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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Minors 14 or younger must show a birth certificate and proof of Idaho residency from a legal guardian, and adults 15 or older must show an Idaho driver’s license or other photo ID, among other items.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mitski tends to be press-shy, and wasn’t up for doing any interviews about the Hollywood High residency.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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