Occupying

The armed forces succeeded in occupying the entire territory.

Source: tatoeba (237783)

Thanks for understanding the drama of my homeland, which is, like Pablo Neruda would say, a silent Vietnam; there are no occupying troops, nor powerful planes clouding the clean skies of my land, but we're under financial blockade, we have no credit, we can't buy spare parts, we have no means to buy food and we need medicine...

Source: tatoeba (1327329)

I think the job's very occupying.

Source: tatoeba (2658068)

Unlike most mustelids, who lead a settled lifestyle, wolverines constantly wander in search of prey on their individual plots of land occupying up to 1500-2000 square kilometers.

Source: tatoeba (3322494)