as in occupancy
the act or fact of residing in a place
as much as I've enjoyed my residency in this state, it may be time to move on
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Recent Examples of residency
The nomination quickly drew scrutiny as Means is a wellness influencer who did not finish her medical residency and does not currently have a valid medical license.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 9 May 2025
She is not currently licensed as a doctor, failed to finish her surgical residency, and has voiced anti-vaccine opinions and embraced unproven alternative medicine, including advocating for raw milk and talking to trees.
—David Gilbert, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Golden passport and visa programs offer high-net-worth individuals a fast track to citizenship or residency in exchange for substantial investments.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Next up are residencies from Kenny Chesney and the Backstreet Boys, as well as the return of the Eagles in the fall.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 9 May 2025
She is not currently licensed as a doctor, failed to finish her surgical residency, and has voiced anti-vaccine opinions and embraced unproven alternative medicine, including advocating for raw milk and talking to trees.
—David Gilbert, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Golden passport and visa programs offer high-net-worth individuals a fast track to citizenship or residency in exchange for substantial investments.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Next up are residencies from Kenny Chesney and the Backstreet Boys, as well as the return of the Eagles in the fall.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residency
Noun
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The burden will increasingly shift onto city agencies like the Department of Building and Safety to serve thousands of homeowners and businesses seeking plan checks, permits, inspections and certificates of occupancy.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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The fire was initially upgraded to a second alarm before a third alarm was activated based on the size of the building and its occupancy, according to fire officials.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2025
Noun
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In a little over a month, the Polish Army was defeated, and the country of Poland came under Nazi and Soviet occupation.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.—
Sasha Vasilyuk,
Time,
8 May 2025
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Alaska’s vast wilderness has been a testing ground of human endurance for millennia as the gateway for human habitation of the Americas.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Air travel rules for kids suggest legal frameworks for longer, deeper excursions — and eventually permanent habitation — in space.—
Dave S. Brody,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residency. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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