occupation
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If there are racecars, sports cars, and beat-up jalopies alike, are the cars born into their occupation?
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Almost 44 years to the day earlier, Israeli forces had seized the same commanding position overlooking a valley, later turning it into a key base during their two-decade occupation of southern Lebanon.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“It is scary and terrifying, because it makes you remember the 15 years of the occupation of the border villages and makes you worry more about the next phase” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Both methods pointed to human occupation around 150,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Jiichan was telling them about some Australian occupation troops in Hiroshima, that maybe they could hire Papa as an interpreter.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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