as in occupancy
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Noun
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The move gives authorities the ability to double fines and citations, impound vehicles for up to 72 hours and issue occupancy limits on the beach.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Its troubles come as tourism and hotel occupancy have flattened in Miami Beach.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some Israeli troops have pushed into southern Lebanon, and there are fears Israel is preparing a large-scale invasion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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The relevant precedent is not the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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In an agricultural region battered by urbanization, climate change, and unjust occupation, the director chronicles a man’s desperate fight to preserve centuries-old ways of living.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Unlike the teams’ two January games in Minneapolis, played under the specter of heavy occupation by federal immigration agents, the matchup in San Francisco was played under more normal circumstances.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Preoccupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preoccupancy. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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