occupied

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Occupied apartment buildings, meanwhile, are considered stabilized assets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Delegates also reached consensus on working towards "just, comprehensive, and lasting peace" in Ukraine, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the "Occupied Palestinian Territory".

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

The extraordinary growth made the Occupied Palestinian Territories one of the fastest-growing renewable energy markets in the world.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

Since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October, the Foreign Office has warned against travel to large parts of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley’s attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen