1
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preempt
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preoccupy
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prepossess
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put down roots(verb, expression, idiom, establish, stay)
1
requisition
1
reside in
1
set up house(verb, expression, idiom, stay, inhabit)
1
set up housekeeping(expression, idiom)
1
set up shop(expression, idiom)
1
settle in
1
sit on
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squat on
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stand
1
stay at
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take all of(expression, idiom)
1
take it all(expression, idiom)
1
take possession of(expression, idiom)
1
take residence at(expression, idiom)
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take up
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