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Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began flying home from Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday in a complex repatriation operation.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Occupants of the office were assumed to be people of high integrity and good character, qualities considered necessary to remind Americans of the commitment to dispense justice fairly and impartially.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Occupants of both vehicles got out and separated the two men.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2022

One of the Carpenters’ greatest songs was an outlier, “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft,” a seven-minute sci-fi opus that sent a playful message to aliens everywhere to come home to Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2019

Listen to this: 'Wanted: Occupants for a small, partially furnished flat.

From The Spectacle Man A Story of the Missing Bridge by Leonard, Mary Finley