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occupant

[ok-yuh-puhnt] / ˈɒk yə pənt /


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The occupant suffered "minor injuries" and attending officers were unable to locate the suspect, who had left.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

We meet them before we meet Sally and Theo, and whether they are figments or not, they are unmistakably haunting the new occupant who’s writing about them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

He may live there for now, but his days as the current occupant are numbered.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

Some sensors determine the force of a crash, others capture how far an occupant is from a steering wheel or dashboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

At the foot of every bed, confronting its moribund occupant, was a television box.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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