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Entire military communities such as Schweinfurt, Fulda and Giessen withdrew, and the land they had occupied was handed back to Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The findings, published in Communications Earth & Environment, indicate that these early humans left Liang Bua, a cave they had occupied for roughly 140,000 years, during a prolonged drought that stretched across thousands of years.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

"It felt like people had occupied Tehran," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

She lived alone in Tahitian Terrace, a hillside mobile home park where, until January, she had occupied the same rented plot on Samoa Way since around 1967.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

About an hour later I found myself lying upon that same nursery table my ancient sister had occupied some months before for her appendix operation.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl