occasion
Example Sentences
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When Deffand was asked to contribute her letters to Voltaire to a posthumous edition of his correspondence, she refused; she did not want to give posterity “any occasion for myself to be spoken of.”
On occasion, Andrew Tate, a popular British biracial social media personality, has joined them for discussions.
From Salon
On several occasions, the BBC contacted the home affairs department, which handles immigration issues in South Africa, to find out how it is tackling the issue of statelessness but got no reply.
From BBC
The company has only done so on one occasion, a dividend of 10 cents a share in 1967.
He also represented England on 118 occasions and helped them win three Six Nations championships.
From BBC
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