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occupation

[ok-yuh-pay-shuhn] / ˌɒk jəˈpeɪ ʃən /




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That’s likely because Asco’s early performances, as the art historian and curator C. Ondine Chavoya points out in the film, emphasized procession, mobility, mobilization and occupation, marking sites of political violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"As Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation," he wrote, also noting that Sheeran was a friend who "has changed my life."

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

What about Japan’s occupation of Manchuria in the leadup to the war?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The measures, which also include restrictions on arms sales that "materially contribute to the occupation", go further than many expected.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Dutch trains were dirty and overcrowded under the occupation; the trip that should have taken under an hour took nearly three.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Free African-Americans also worked in a wide variety of occupations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

If working-class voters are those working low-wage jobs, then they are already majority women, who occupy two-thirds of the 40 lowest-paid occupations.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

A Home Office spokesperson said: "We have raised the skilled worker threshold and over 100 occupations are now ineligible for new skilled worker visas."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

What the note points out is that workers in highly exposed occupations are finding it harder to transition to other jobs once they have lost theirs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Special days were set aside for suffragists who represented specific states, organizations, occupations, or schools.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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