tenantry

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  1. tenancy
  2. occupation
  3. occupancy
Noun
  • Pick a region, approve a sub-processor, spin up a tenancy because the security team is on holiday.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Those individual leases were subordinate to BDC’s ground lease, meaning Reitman’s group was responsible not just for reopening the theater but for maintaining and overseeing its existing tenancy structure.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • This strategic move undermined the Nazis’ ability to use the monarchy to legitimize their occupation.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, his grandfather – King Haakon VII – and his father Olav relocated to London until the end of the German occupation.
    — James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bhandari expects that, at best, his 122-bed hostel will reach 60% occupancy during that peak tourist season this year, down from 100% last year.
    — Sam Meredith,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But today a quick accounting shows the Plaza’s occupancies are slightly better than holding steady, with 28% of its 151 storefronts unoccupied.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Tenantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenantry. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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