Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the act of taking occupancy.
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- verb Present participle of
occupy .
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Examples
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They're not using the term occupying, though, but they do say they have a foothold in Maroun al-Ras.
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You know you used the term occupying force, but the U.S. military will tell you we're still fighting a war.
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“Ueber die Moralische Schönheit und Philosophie des Lebens,” [79] whose eighth chapter is titled “Vom Stolz, eine Erzählung,” this title occupying one page; the next page (210) is blank; the following page is adorned with an urnlike decoration beneath which we read, “Es war einmal ein Priester.”
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"He said he made, and the Real IRA made, no apology for targeting British soldiers while they remained what he called occupying the north of Ireland," Suzanne Breen, a journalist at the newspaper, told Sky News.
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Since Mason is once again occupying himself, I should probably continue to take advantage of that and get started writing.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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Clinton replied that she does "not believe we have locked ourselves into leaving, but what we have done ... is to signal very clearly to all audiences that the United States is not interested in occupying Afghanistan."
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When the cure was accomplished, she led him into the parlor, where, by the open window, they succeeded in occupying the same Morris chair.
CHAPTER I 2010
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CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama: No interest in occupying Afghanistan « - Blogs from CNN. com
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"What we have done … is to signal very clearly that the United States is not interested in occupying Afghanistan."
Afghanistan plan leaves Dems doubtful, Republicans critical 2009
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He called for a "national debate on how long is too long" in occupying countries.
Rand Paul And Jack Conway Face Off On Spending Cuts, Education (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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