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occupy

[ok-yuh-pahy] / ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ /




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“The kind of war to which we were used, the kind of war that Russia had in mind in Ukraine—to invade and occupy a nation—is no longer conceivable,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

Those abandoned flimsy barracks at Manzanar occupy my brain.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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