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oc·cu·py·ing

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of occupying in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of occupying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of occupying in a Sentence

  1. Frank Wolf:

    We see here a combination of the two persecution engines – Islamic extremism and organized corruption – where the vulnerable position of religious minorities, such as Christians, is being exploited, Kats said. Corruption is deeply rooted in Iraqi society, right up to the highest levels. Also, it is especially people in or close to political power who are occupying not just Christian-owned homes, but also churches and monasteries.

  2. President Barack Obama:

    Yemen has never been a perfect democracy or an island of stability, what I've said is, is that our efforts to go after terrorist networks inside of Yemen without an occupying U.S. army, but rather by partnering and intelligence-sharing with that local government, is the approach that we're going to need to take.

  3. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali:

    They are not occupying as a military force in Somalia, it's impossible. We are fierce fighters, we will never allow that to happen.

  4. Edward Lawson:

    The idea was, after you flood these neighborhoods, you also flood them with social welfare programs, we got the flood of police, but we never got the flood of social welfare, so we ended up having these kind of occupation zones where the police are acting like an occupying army.

  5. Robert Piper:

    We also need to talk about forms of seeking financial compensation or restitution by the occupying power.

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