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The air was so dry that on several occasions crew members suddenly got nosebleeds.

The last occasion Leeds lost four consecutive Premier League matches was in 2022-23, when their campaign ended with a relegation.

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On at least one occasion, government officials reminded Papperger about the classified nature of their negotiations, one of the people said.

On another occasion, after one of Liam's meltdowns, his parents called the police as they had been advised to in a situation like this.

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The occasion purportedly gets its name from the mid-twentieth century, when tourists flocked to Philadelphia in advance of the annual Army-Navy college football game.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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