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
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
For a wealthy person who finds that his wealth has grown steadily, or even explosively, managing it and its impacts on the family can occupy a lot of mental real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Allied forces would temporarily occupy a band of German territory along the Rhine River, and Germany would be required to pay reparations, or damages, for the loss and destruction caused by the war.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing occupy
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