Los doctores ocupan equipo médico.

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#1
English Translation

Doctors use medical equipment.

Using ocupar for use seems to be a Latam thing. I don’t think I’ve ever heard this usage in Spain.

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#2

I’ve spent more time in these countries so it’s seemed completely normal to me. Today, I learned something.

ocupar
A transitive verb
7 (Central America, Chile, Mexico) (usar) to use

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#3

In WordRef app, using the Collins dictionary (WR also includes Collins in their app, which I really like)

ocupar… (Collins lists 10 usages…or definitions. The last one applies here)

  1. (Méx) (=usar) to use
    ¿está ocupando la pluma? (are you using the pen?)

Here’s a thread in WordRef forum that discusses this very question morbrorper asks…

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