as in occupancy
the act or fact of residing in a place
as much as I've enjoyed my residency in this state, it may be time to move on
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Recent Examples of residency
Han Chong of Self-Portrait has emerged as a champion of struggling London designers, buying and revitalizing Roland Mouret’s label, which collapsed in 2021, and setting up a new residency program based at the Self-Portrait studio and headquarters near the Barbican in East London.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Her stay at the hospital intersects with the arrival of young medical student James Hayman (Namir Smallwood), who previously endured a traumatic incident during his residency before transferring to a rural hospital for a fresh start.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Following a court ruling disqualifying a DFL representative-elect from Roseville over residency issues, the House will start the session with a 67-66, one-vote Republican majority.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2025
Amanda Bynes met the rapper, 49, at a meet-and-greet during the first weekend of his Las Vegas residency at the PH Live theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Her stay at the hospital intersects with the arrival of young medical student James Hayman (Namir Smallwood), who previously endured a traumatic incident during his residency before transferring to a rural hospital for a fresh start.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Following a court ruling disqualifying a DFL representative-elect from Roseville over residency issues, the House will start the session with a 67-66, one-vote Republican majority.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2025
Amanda Bynes met the rapper, 49, at a meet-and-greet during the first weekend of his Las Vegas residency at the PH Live theater in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residency
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The outlet, which published an owner occupancy affidavit dated March 13, 2024, reported that the document indicated Williams Brewer would occupy the Maryland residence for at least seven of the next 12 months.Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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New shopping centers in Beijing opened in 2024 with average occupancy rates of 72% — previously such malls would not be opened if the rate was below 75% or much closer to 100%, JLL said.Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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In contrast, the number of cleaners and janitors remained stable, indicating that frontline service occupations were not significantly affected.London School of Economics, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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But Poilievre’s endorsement of the occupation of Ottawa by a convoy of truckers during the pandemic—unpopular in the country, but popular in his party—was seen as pandering of a kind and had a note of Foxy demagoguery about it that was largely new to Canada.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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The study team found at least 98 visible habitations, which shared a similar shape and size to those in Tugunbulak.Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Eggleston is being held at the Travis County Jail on charges of murder, burglary of habitation, theft of a firearm and tampering with physical evidence with intent to conceal.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 May 2024
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“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residency. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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