occupation
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"We don't receive much support from outside, and the occupation affects us in many ways... it limits what the municipality can do."
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Even if an occupation is growing, in some traditional union trades, there are wait lists to join them, he added.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
The Soviets eventually pushed the German Army back and it was the advance of the Red Army and the prospect of another brutal occupation that drove Öpik to flee.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
It lay on the medieval spice route between Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and its strategic position made it a target for colonial occupation, most importantly by Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Now the Soviets began to prepare to take back the eastern region of Belorussia from German occupation.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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