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occupant

[ok-yuh-puhnt] / ˈɒk jə pənt /


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The unwanted aquatic occupant grows at an exponential rate and blooms can double in size in a day, Bidelspach said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

“You need to divorce the question from the occupant and focus on the role — the charter is not about a particular person, the charter is about the function of the office.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

John Nowell, who was part of a corporate group staying at the hotel, told the BBC that his key card allowed him into a room where the occupant was in the middle of a shower.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The Chicago attraction, which is scheduled to open June 19, also will set at least two other modern-era records for a former White House occupant: time taken to be completed and project cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Being here was a kind of trespass, with the rooms future occupant just a few hundred yards away from the house.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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