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occupation

[ok-yuh-pey-shuhn] / ˌɒk jəˈpeɪ ʃən /




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Yasukuni is dedicated to 2.5 million war dead, mostly Japanese, including convicted war criminals involved in Imperial Japan's invasion and occupation of parts of Asia in the 1930s and 1940s.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

As civil resistance grew, ICE agents were eventually forced to change their approach from military occupation to a new phase that relied on covert tactics and the collaboration of local law enforcement.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The "Shetland Bus" - a convoy of fishing boats - helped the resistance effort while the country was under Nazi occupation.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

“People divorced from community, occupation, and association,” he wrote, “are first and foremost among the supporters of extremism.”

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

And since when had the German occupation government concerned itself with Dutch legal procedures?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

A Home Office spokesperson said: "We have raised the skilled worker threshold and over 100 occupations are now ineligible for new skilled worker visas."

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The researchers characterized the use of AI as “shallow”—in most occupations, workers are only using AI for a relatively small slice of the tasks they do.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Education experts said one possible response to such a scenario is for state legislatures that set licensing requirements to decide some occupations — like barbers and stylists — actually need less training.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The key result: Workers in more exposed occupations saw larger relative increases in exits from work than those less exposed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

After this, most committee members simply went back to their old occupations, happy to give up the positions of power they had held during the terrible time of death and sickness.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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