stripping 1 of 2

noun

Definition of strippingnext
as in invasion

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stripping

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verb

present participle of strip
1
as in undressing
to remove clothing from the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam

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2
as in depriving
to take something away from an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority

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  1. invasion
  2. depriving
  3. occupancy
  4. occupation
  5. infringement
Noun
  • Geopolitical events, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, have been noted as factors that could impact the company's ability to complete a business combination due to potential adverse effects on financial and business conditions in Europe.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine.
    Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of invasion
Verb
  • The three officers had originally pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing justice and depriving Nichols of his civil rights.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The single-shot strategy urges voters to cast a ballot for only one of the two seats, which strengthens that candidate while depriving candidates of the second seat of a vote.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of depriving
Noun
  • Air travel, hotel occupancy, and international tourism have returned to near pre-pandemic levels, and could hit a new record this Thanksgiving, as about nearly 80 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles away from home during the holiday.
    Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In terms of highest occupancy rate, Wilderness State Park in Carp Lake was home to the top eight campsites, according to Michigan Department of Natural Resources data, which included sites with availability of 100 nights or more in fiscal year 2024.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of occupancy
Noun
  • Kurt Volker was the U.S. government’s last envoy devoted to ending Russia’s occupation of parts of Ukraine and bolstering U.S. and European support for Ukraine.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In total, the country has enough lithium to produce 15 million electric car batteries, though one of the sites is already under Russian occupation and another is close to the front line, said Vasiuk.
    Siobhán O’Grady, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of occupation
Noun
  • However, plaintiff’s claim suffers another fatal flaw that mandates dismissal at the pleading stage: the Copyright Act expressly provides that only a legal or beneficial owner of an exclusive copyright right may sue for infringement.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The filing also details the company's legal proceedings, including a favorable judgment in a trademark infringement lawsuit.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of infringement
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