occupy
Example Sentences
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It will occupy an 89-acre site within the park - 0.31% of its total area, according to a KWS official quoted by the Star newspaper.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
These salt-tolerant coastal forests occupy less than 1% of Earth's surface, yet they hold roughly 15% of all carbon stored in ocean ecosystems.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
The land they occupy would be 18 times bigger than New York City.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
He says he will eliminate street encampments, which occupy downtown’s Skid Row, as well as plenty of other hot spots in various neighborhoods.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Scene three quickly follows, in which men and women occupy centre stage and most large animals, along with many smaller ones, are gone.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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