occupy
Example Sentences
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Gonzalez Ittig believes the virus was always capable of such transmission, suggesting that humans may have begun to occupy a space where rodents already carried the disease.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Billboard reports that Jackson is the only artist ever to occupy the top three slots on its album chart simultaneously.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Because unless you occupy a very specific income bracket — one I certainly don’t belong to — you’ve probably noticed things feeling tighter lately.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
The results indicate that the particles did not occupy one fixed position during their flight.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Jane’s curiosity did not appear of that absorbing nature as wholly to occupy her.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing occupy
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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