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occupied

adjective as in busy

adjective as in inhabited; in use

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Russian forces have occupied most of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, including Luhansk and Donetsk, since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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After marching calmly past that and through the centre of the capital, a section of the crowd briefly occupied part of the motorway around Rome.

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There was the defensive switch to shortstop, which occupied much of his focus as he learned a new position on the go.

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In both months, there was about 69% occupancy when shelters reporting zero occupied beds were included.

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Southers weathered calls for his resignation from the commission last year after he was among the USC officials responsible for clearing encampments occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters on the school’s campus.

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