occupied
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Their closest living populations are now nearly 2,500 km away in southern Mexico, indicating that the species once occupied a dramatically different geographic range.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
For decades, the bar occupied an almost uncontested position in American social life.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
That Poland, which has been invaded and occupied by Germany, is deepening military ties with Berlin shows how seriously both countries take threats from Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In fact, they had been occupied for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
From then on, Elizebeth sometimes had a chance to deal with new kinds of traffic, including messages from occupied China.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
