occupation
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She gives insufficient weight to the suspicions that surround Stein and Toklas’s conduct during the Vichy regime that came into being following the German Occupation of France.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
After the war, Yavar was posted with the 268 Indian Brigade as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces under the overall command of US Gen Douglas McArthur.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025
Occupation: Co-founder of Pow Wow on Parade, a Native American art, culture and education organization.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
It was probably the same context we had during Occupation when a part of French population had collaborated, and a part of the French population resisted.
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024
I didn’t really understand The Occupation because it didn’t seem like the kind of War we all knew and loved from your average made-for-TV miniseries.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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