preoccupancy

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Noun
  • City officials are pitching the measure, officially known as the transient occupancy tax, as a way to raise money for critical public services without asking residents to pay more.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • The figures reflect average daily occupancy — or the percentage of parking spaces filled — across both stations.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Although an invasion was unlikely, an aged Washington threw himself into preventing the French Revolution from reaching American shores.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Previous parades have been a display of Kremlin military might, yet been reduced since the start of the Ukraine invasion, citing operational and security concerns.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • The old game show features a panel of urbane socialites trying to guess the occupation of regular Americans (and, blindfolded, the identity of celebrities).
    Dan Zak, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
  • The federal agency announced Friday the new stamp set will feature the iconic Barbie doll dressed in 10 outfits depicting different occupations, including an astronaut, music star, paleontologist, sign language teacher, soccer player and surgeon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
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“Preoccupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preoccupancy. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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