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Diabetes, obesity, and bipolar disorder frequently occur together and may share some underlying biological mechanisms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Assuming this bull market follows a contrarian script, a major top won’t occur until the timers’ bullishness is both wide and deep.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Uncanny coincidences regularly occur; maybe too regularly, since repetition makes the uncanny seem, well, cannily arranged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Without the additional heat brought by climate change, a comparable temperature pattern "would probably occur only once in a few thousand years", Rohde calculated for AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Why did it occur in Sapiens DNA rather than in that of Neanderthals?
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Sorbitol is commonly added to "low-calorie" candy and chewing gum, but it also occurs naturally in stone fruits.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
The grove on Santa Rosa Island, which sits about 26 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, is a genetically distinct subspecies that occurs nowhere else on Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"However, the effect occurs later, and the stimulating effect is often absent," the institute advised.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The court disagreed: It couldn’t be a crime to help someone do something that was legal in the place where it occurs.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
When I see the desk and dresser against the far wall, it occurs to me that the loose floorboard could be beneath a heavy piece of furniture I won’t be able to move.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
"Their magnetic fabrics help us determine whether deformation occurred before, during, or after the rocks were emplaced."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Hugging Face incident, which occurred between July 9 and July 13, continues to be analyzed in increasing depth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Police said the shooting occurred shortly before 8 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
No clerk leans across the counter and demands proof that a candle-worthy occasion has actually occurred.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Has it ever occurred to you that what’s fun for you and Celia isn’t fun for me?”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
It ranked fifth globally for both incidence and mortality, with the highest rates occurring in Eastern Asia.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
“There is a chance of heavier rain occurring near any thunderstorms that form,” the weather service warned in its forecast discussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
A former administration official, meanwhile, couldn’t recall those kinds of conversations occurring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Testosterone is a naturally occurring hormone in women, but levels reduce with age.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
As the movement escalated, it became clear that a sea change was occurring not just in America but within black America itself.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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