reoccupy

Example Sentences

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An estimated 70 people have been displaced from the apartment building while the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety evaluates the residence to determine which units are safe to reoccupy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

"With these measures now in place, Avon Fire & Rescue Service support the decision to allow residents to reoccupy Barton House," a spokesperson for the rescue service advised.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

Over time, this invisible population of large quantities of living, buried plants -- in seed form -- will reoccupy ecosystems and displace the typical flora of the natural environment.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2024

Some protesters in Monday’s march hoped to reoccupy the wooded area that includes the construction site and adjoining park.

From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2023

This was a great disappointment, as they had no wish to return on board and reoccupy the confined space which had been allotted to them.

From The Mission by Marryat, Frederick