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Occupants of the office were assumed to be people of high integrity and good character, qualities considered necessary to remind Americans of the commitment to dispense justice fairly and impartially.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Occupants of the house were evacuated as a precaution.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Occupants in a vehicle were rescued from a possible sinkhole or flooding reported near Fifth Avenue South and South Holden Street, the Seattle Police Department said Tuesday morning.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022

One of the Carpenters’ greatest songs was an outlier, “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft,” a seven-minute sci-fi opus that sent a playful message to aliens everywhere to come home to Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2019

Occupants of the rocket-ship, sir," he said grimly, "seem to be approaching.

From Invasion by Leinster, Murray