tenantry

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  1. tenancy
  2. occupation
  3. occupancy
Noun
  • At the time, her father signed an old-style regulated tenancy agreement.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The laws governing trespassing, tenancy and removal vary by state.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenancy
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  • Depending on the record, that can include your name, mailing address, employer, occupation, donation amount and the political committee that received your money.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In fact, the researchers found churn across occupations has continued along pre-AI trends.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupation
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  • Use a long, slender trowel to dig a single-occupancy hole, or dig a wide hole to plant a group of bulbs.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Just that morning, a City of Durham Fire Department inspector had visited the brewery and provided Ponysaurus with a fresh business occupancy inspection.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupancy
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“Tenantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenantry. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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