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occasion

[uh-key-zhuhn] / əˈkeɪ ʒən /






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The court document states that Battle raised his concerns about this “improper and illegal conduct” to Assistant City Manager Robert Lennox on “numerous occasions.”

From Los Angeles Times

They are so rarely below par but, on this occasion, a poor start cost them.

From BBC

On rare occasions, the opposition may deploy a unique defensive tactic from corners and catch the attacking side off-guard, making their preparation ineffective.

From BBC

Hamilton had written to Forsyth on several occasions and Robertson had withdrawn his sons from one of Hamilton's boys' clubs, concerned by the way it was being run.

From BBC

There were remarkable similarities between Savinho's equaliser and Omar Marmoush's first after Newcastle failed to stop each cross and the ball reached an unmarked City forward at the back post on both occasions.

From BBC