occupy
verb (used with object)
to take or fill up (space, time, etc.).
have been occupying
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present perfect progressiveof occupy.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Hailu You, a palaeontologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and one of the co-authors of the paper, says that in the Jurassic, bird-like dinosaurs might have been occupying different ecological niches.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 8, 2023
Trans and nonbinary folx have been occupying othered roles for too long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
But UK medics have been occupying a decreasing proportion of the overall 1.35 million workforce during that period.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2022
Protesters have been occupying the entrance to the president’s office for more than 40 days demanding Rajapaksa’s resignation.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2022
That morning it had seemed probable that by this time he would have been occupying a felon's cell, inspecting the magazines and fruit sent to him.
From Bunker Bean by Wilson, Harry Leon
