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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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This campaign against the former separatists, and the army’s reoccupation of their Saharan headquarters, Kidal, has proved highly popular among southern public opinion on the streets of Bamako.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024

"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

“We’re very clear on no reoccupation, just as we’re very clear on no displacement of the Palestinian population,” Blinken said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 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