unoccupied

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The current language would apply an $8,000 tax to vacant residences, which are defined as a residence unoccupied for more than 182 days a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

With every incoming missile, officials must decide whether to let it fall in unoccupied areas or shoot it down, and if so with what system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Of the area's 55,000 homes, nearly 6,000 were either second homes or long-term empty homes, which were defined as unoccupied and largely unfurnished.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The United States has already sent a mission to assess the embassy in Caracas, which has been largely unoccupied for the past six years.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Once a fine-looking manor, and easily the largest and grandest building for miles around, the Riddle House was now damp, derelict, and unoccupied.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling