as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat
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The crashes resulted in 160 deaths: 98 of those fatalities were occupants of vehicles, 52 were pedestrians and 10 were cyclists.
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Patrick Corcoran, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
Zurich, Switzerland Reuters — Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday.
—Reuters, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
The next occupant of the White House looks certain to inherit two major conflicts.
—NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
Oakland police said Meier was the only occupant of the vehicle.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Corcoran, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
Zurich, Switzerland Reuters — Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday.
—Reuters, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
The next occupant of the White House looks certain to inherit two major conflicts.
—NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
Oakland police said Meier was the only occupant of the vehicle.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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