occupy
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Because Fe5GeTe2 can occupy different magnetic states, those states may potentially be used to represent and store information.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Some of the more dramatic effects from global warming are taking place in the poles, which occupy around 20 percent of the global ocean surface.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
And now we have arrived at Alison Roman selling “A Very Good Sauce,” including a jar inspired by the caramelized-shallot-and-anchovy pasta that once briefly seemed to occupy half the internet.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The pursuits that occupy leisure hours can benefit from the same focus that drives success in the workplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It screws up the laws of physics for her to occupy the same room as the first wife.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Homo erectus, or H.erectus, occupies an important place in human evolutionary history because it was the first species in the genus Homo known to have migrated out of Africa.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The two pages it occupies in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
His desire to create “boundary-pushing music” occupies most of his imagination, waking and liminal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Of course, “Roseanne” happens to be a show that occupies a vaunted position in television history, which helps her case.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2017
A huge television screen, blank but glowing softly, occupies one wall.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Taylor & Byrne is new, all glass and light; Cathcarts is dark wood and padded chairs; one assumes that earlier teams have occupied the space going back a century or more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The advanced method is known as ancestral sequence reconstruction, which was pioneered by Joseph Thornton, a former UO scientist whose old laboratory space is now occupied by Barber's group.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Today the street’s well-preserved Western and Victorian buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries blend with contemporary storefronts occupied by booksellers, coffee shops, restaurants and galleries, many locally owned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
He started out as boat crew and has occupied a number of roles.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
On their way, she passed all the full picnic tables occupied by who she guessed were people from different reserves or urban locations heavy with an Indigenous population.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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However, if your twin brother is already occupying one of the properties, he should be liable for routine costs like utilities, repairs and upkeep.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
For crinoids, tube feet play an important role in feeding, responding to water currents and occupying different ecological niches.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Activities included occupying hostels, moving homeless families into empty houses, and battling with bailiffs.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Eventually, he said, robots will become consumer products, occupying a place somewhere between smartphones and automobiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Thomas wondered again about his inexplicable feeling of connection with her, though it had faded a little—but that could have been because of everything else occupying his thoughts.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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