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unoccupied

[uhn-ok-yuh-pahyd] / ʌnˈɒk jəˌpaɪd /




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But the mayor said the schools, which had served as federal military bases during the civil war, were unoccupied as the academic year had not yet begun.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In very pure metals, these Landau levels can repeatedly pass through the Fermi level, the energy boundary between occupied and unoccupied electronic states.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

The Napa County Sheriff’s Office alleged that Pelosi crashed his brown Maserati GranCabrio into an unoccupied parked vehicle and left the scene of the crash without providing information as required by law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

That means the Goldin Finance 117 may soon ditch its status as "tallest unoccupied building", as declared by Guinness World Records in 2015.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

I hadn’t taken off my jacket and I was definitely feeling edgy in the basement with the unoccupied easy chair.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx


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