occupation

Example Sentences

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He said: "It would have been obvious to him from the moment of defecting that continued occupation would be unsustainable."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

They have “the right to own, use, develop and control the lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional ownership or other traditional occupation or use.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Soon after Spain withdrew its troops from Havana, U.S. forces began an occupation that would last three years under the guise of stability.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The two countrieshave been allies since 1951, when the Treaty of San Francisco brought an official end to World War 2 and the occupation of Japan by allied forces.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

That sounds like an innocent occupation, but Cohn had read and reread "The Purple Land."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway