occupying

Example Sentences

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At the time, he was perceived as occupying the party’s far-right fringe.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

An example comes from how investors react to midterm elections when, as is often the case, the political party occupying the White House loses seats in Congress.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Three months later, Ritchie remains in Tunbridge Wells Hospital, occupying one of the unit's nine intensive care beds.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Bose-Einstein Condensates are another, with ultracold atoms occupying the same quantum state.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

So they decided that Hershel would continue alone to Narewka, and my father would return to Kraków and take his chances with the occupying army.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson