occasion
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On more than one occasion the backdrop of the White House has served as a visible rebuke to the political drama playing out before it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
La Liga director Jaime Blanco says the occasion is a unique way of tapping into the history and traditions of its clubs.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Many of us who covered Trump’s first administration heard him on occasion screaming at someone in the Oval Office.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
On occasion he called for a cut of three-quarters of a point or more, from the 4.5% rate a year ago to “1% or better.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
On another occasion, they were not so lucky.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing occasion
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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Introducing Rhetoric: Using the "Available Means" (Chapter 1)
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