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occupy

[ok-yuh-pahy] / ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ /




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Some say it’s unfair to be taxed for not wanting to rent or occupy a home full time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

While Sandro Castro courts online audiences, his older relatives occupy more prominent roles.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

They occupy a wide range of environments on land and in water.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In St. Clair, Magna has opened its facility to tours by other automakers and suppliers, hoping to lure new business to occupy empty swaths of the factory floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

To Burnham it now seemed inevitable that something would occupy the island.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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