occupant
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Davis is the only occupant of the Cadillac still alive today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
And many believe he will want a new chancellor to replace the current occupant of Number 11 Downing Street, Rachel Reeves.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The aforementioned “wig room” has been outfitted with an enormous mirror and a built-in vanity perfect for trying on different styles—however a future occupant could easily use this space as a flex room or office.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
All living US ex-presidents -- with the notable absence of current White House occupant Donald Trump -- joined a star-studded lineup Thursday for the opening of Barack Obama's presidential center in Chicago.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Suddenly the doorbell rang and Aunt Jody admitted the next-door neighbor, the owner of the house in which we lived and its former occupant.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
The boat is believed to have departed The Gambia in West Africa in early August with 127 occupants on board.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But one of the two occupants of the truck "did not know who that transmission was intended for."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Or landlords can take master-metered utilities and split them up based on apartment size or number of occupants, as in Porter’s building, a practice called RUBS, short for ratio utility billing system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
If your father-in-law’s occupants are tenants, it’s more complicated.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
There were no chairs; so the occupants of the cabins either squatted in front of the fire or sat on the floor.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Vocabulary lists containing occupant
"Of Mice and Men"
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"The Black Ferris" by Ray Bradbury
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