occupier
Example Sentences
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"The occupier, under the pretext of security and for its own interests, has closed the mosque," cleric Ayman Abu Najm, who had come from Beit Hanina, a Palestinian neighbourhood in east Jerusalem, said.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
“We clearly see how the occupier is trying to distract our forces and make our combat work less concentrated,” Mr. Zelensky said.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
Beyond the shooting, students inside the building described the “extreme force” in the police response per an interviewed occupier on WKCR, the Columbia student radio station.
From Salon • May 4, 2024
"Thanks to all our boys, who powerfully hold the defence and destroy the occupier day after day," Zelenskiy said in a video posted on the Telegram messaging app.
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023
The walls were studded with nails; perhaps the Yoruba occupier had hung up many photos.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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