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[uh-key-zhuhn] / əˈkeɪ ʒən /






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Tip: One of the things that I like most about Merriman's new book, "I'll Bring The Cake: Recipes for Every Season and Occasion," is that she emphasizes augmenting boxed cake mixes.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2023

Occasion: Flaunt, a fashion magazine from Los Angeles, celebrated its latest issue.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021

Occasion: In the real world, an occasion is often a special event.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2020

Chocolate on Occasion remains open, but there are no guarantees as to how long.

From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2020

The Imperial Decree which was pass'd upon this Occasion, had however no Effect, by reason of the Wars which the Emperor was at that time engag'd in, and Albert remain'd in peaceable Possession of Prussia.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von




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