stripping 1 of 2

noun

Definition of strippingnext
as in invasion

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stripping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of strip
1
as in undressing
to remove clothing from the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam

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2
as in depriving
to take something away from an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority

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  1. invasion
  2. depriving
  3. occupancy
  4. occupation
  5. infringement
Noun
  • Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February 2022, and its upcoming European Union presidency coincides with significant shifts globally.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Funding for Ukraine has been a frequent flash point in government funding negotiations since Russia’s 2022 invasion, and the spigot is likely to close upon Trump’s inauguration.
    Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of invasion
Verb
  • Ongoing attacks have crippled Gaza's water and sanitation systems, depriving children of safe water and endangering their health.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • According to court documents, he was charged with willfully depriving Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, of their constitutional right to be free from unreasonable seizures, which includes the right to be free from a police officer's use of unreasonable force during a seizure.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of depriving
Noun
  • With low occupancy rates, the property was put on the market two years later, kicking off a series of sales that would continue until California investor Juzi Cui (also known as Jizi Cui) bought the site for $2.5 million in 2017.
    Andrew King, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This supply-demand dynamic has driven occupancy, rent growth and tenant retention in retail shopping centers.
    Mike Hazinski, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of occupancy
Noun
  • The recent findings will contribute to the understanding of human occupation in the Sierra Alta region of Hidalgo, specifically in the Barranca de Metztitlán area, where the first settlements are thought to date back at least 14,000 years.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of occupation
Noun
  • Those who wish to participate will be able to create and own their own digital likenesses, which the agency believes will help protect those clients against copyright infringement and allow talent to make more money.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Collectors are now, apparently, willing to pay a premium for the rights to an idea, however easily that idea can be replicated in ways that skirt the line of copyright or design patent infringement.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of infringement
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