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reoccupation

  • a word derived from occupation.
    occupation
    noun
    a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation.
  • a word derived from reoccupy.
    reoccupy
    verb
    to occupy (a building, area, etc) again

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"There must be no forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, no reoccupation, no siege or blockade, and no reduction in territory," Biden said.

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023

McGurk also offered what he described as “five no’s” for the war: “No forced displacement, no reoccupation, no reduction in territory, no threats to Israel, no besiegement.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

That goal was considered unachievable in the past because it would require a reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, at least temporarily.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 11, 2023

Ross Garrod, the leader of Merton Council, said that aside from the homes destroyed in the blast, "the rest of the houses should be ready for reoccupation in the next few weeks".

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2023

He needed a PR win—not at home, where the reoccupation of the Rhineland had been immensely popular—but in London and Paris and New York.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown