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
Question: This is your third residency in Las Vegas.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Take this year as the perfect example, with the Backstreet Boys in town for their residency at the Sphere, Bruno Mars at the Park MGM, and pool parties galore, there's something for everyone in Sin City.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
Shari Cantor, the city’s mayor, said the town is excited to have Donohue in the role as town historian, citing her longtime residency for 38 years and her leadership roles in the state.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Their seven-week-long residency kicked off Friday, July 11, and ends Sunday, August 24.
—Chantal Waldholz, Glamour, 18 July 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Take this year as the perfect example, with the Backstreet Boys in town for their residency at the Sphere, Bruno Mars at the Park MGM, and pool parties galore, there's something for everyone in Sin City.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
Shari Cantor, the city’s mayor, said the town is excited to have Donohue in the role as town historian, citing her longtime residency for 38 years and her leadership roles in the state.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Their seven-week-long residency kicked off Friday, July 11, and ends Sunday, August 24.
—Chantal Waldholz, Glamour, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for residency
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This is up from the 79 percent yard occupancy rate at the end of June.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
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In addition to the continuation of the grocery tax, Aurora is also proposing doubling its hotel occupancy tax rate of 3%.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In the early 1980s, the first generation of Ocalan’s PKK fighters were trained by leftist Palestinian militants in Bekaa Valley in Lebanon and the PKK fought alongside the same Palestinian militants against the Israeli occupation of Lebanon in 1982.—
Ragip Soylu,
Time,
18 July 2025
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As the children of American G.I.s, Mitch and Kazu function as the physical embodiment of the American occupation of Japan in the years immediately following the end of World War II.—
Katie Kitamura,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
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Set on a 1,200-acre estate, this remote nature resort (which opened in 2022 with a modernist bathhouse and beachfront baths) may seem like the only hint of human habitation around—but the site has deep roots in Icelandic history.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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“Residency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residency. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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