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occupant

[ok-yuh-puhnt] / ˈɒk yə pənt /


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Police were called at 08:50 BST on Tuesday to an address on Great Dover Street in Southwark, after the suspect was reportedly involved in an altercation with the property's occupant.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The application External link shows Zoox is looking for release from certain requirements ranging from occupant crash protection to windshield wiping and defrosting.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 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

Myrurgia for primeval woman who creates for him a world of tender privacy where the only occupant is you, mixed with Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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