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[uh-kay-zhuhn] / əˈkeɪ ʒən /






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On that occasion, England were 38-0 down at the break before losing 90-4.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The occasion was a new research partnership in Louisiana.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

“On more than one occasion, I called Kate and said, ‘I feel like I’m failing—just prop me up and put me back in, coach.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

As a special thank-you to our Pluskateers on the occasion of Slate’s 30th anniversary, we’re sharing a little joy and a lot of characterological analysis: Muppet Theory, the 2026 Edition.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

I’m not sure what I expected to feel when we walked up to that massive building, but I thought my heart would match the occasion.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Across those 27 games, teams arrived on different days on 16 occasions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Parents received warnings on those occasions, and their son’s e-motorcycles have been impounded twice, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Bumblebees, solitary bees and hoverflies would avoid, be displaced by and on some occasions be chased off by honey bees.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

"He was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery at the Battle of the Somme. He was mentioned in despatches on a number of occasions as well."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

On these occasions he usually slept with the donkey in its little thatched stable.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

"The absence of our lawyers was occasioned by the state itself, not by ourselves," said Besigye.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

The rise of AI technology, which requires far more energy than ordinary computing, has occasioned data centers’ dramatic numerical growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Caesar, Hegel writes, was driven by “an unconscious impulse that occasioned the accomplishment of that for which the time was ripe.”

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026

Dr Perumbalath resigned, saying at the time it was "not a resignation occasioned by fault or by any admission of liability".

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Thursday’s D-Day anniversary — the 80th — is occasioning somber and anxious reflections about the fate of the Atlantic alliance.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

Land in and around Cal State Long Beach is the sacred ancestral home of the Tongvas’ divine founder and lawgiver, Chingishish, and ancient human remains have been discovered there over the years, occasioning ceremonial reburials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

The reality of globalization and the cyber revolution is likely occasioning another reformation of Christianity.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2017

At Southwark Crown Court Mr Coe, a Muslim, denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm and battery.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2016

Theresa poked a finger in a soft spot of plaster, occasioning a moist avalanche.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen


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