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occur

[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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Also called a cumulonimbus flammagenitus, they can occur during volcanic eruptions or, as in this case, when a wildfire roasts the air near the ground, causing it to rise quickly.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Ramachandran said current evidence has not yet demonstrated that those expected savings actually occur.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

"For Cyclospora, it's not unusual for the picture to become clearer a couple of months after the first illnesses occur," he said in an email on Friday.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

While retirement planning often focuses on accumulating assets, the researchers argue that advisers and retirees should also pay close attention to future liabilities, particularly the essential expenses that are almost certain to occur.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

“The Collective was specific that this needs to occur sooner than anticipated.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

After nitration occurs, HGF can no longer attach effectively to the receptor.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

That occurs when there is no significant change in the risk of an economic decline.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Experts say that when a food-borne outbreak occurs, the public understandably wants to know which product is causing the illness, where it came from and how to protect themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Factor in the patchy phone service that often occurs at large events, and getting lost is almost inevitable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“How did you reach me? Or are you—” A different idea occurs to me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

"The explosion occurred after the customers and staff had evacuated," a spokesman for the mall's operator Aeon told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

White, who has been living in the area for several years, said this sort of event had not occurred before and was "something significant".

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“These operations differ widely from operations that occurred before, when immigration agents would actually investigate and develop articulable facts enough to have reasonable suspicion for the person that they were to stop,” Joachín said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

It occurred more than 30,000 light-years from the center of its galaxy.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

After the dried fish were gone, she suffered from gnawing hunger for a day before a new plan occurred to her.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Drawing on these findings, Dr. Snyder hypothesized that naturally occurring psychotic episodes were likely caused by high dopamine levels in the brain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Piper Sandler’s Johnson sees this action warning of “a potential correction pullback occurring this summer.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

Coffee contains numerous naturally occurring compounds, some of which may influence inflammation, liver scarring, and other biological processes involved in liver disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Some governments also use Wolbachia, a naturally occurring bacterium found in about half of all insect species, to curb the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The men had their backs to Tristran and Yvaine, and were resolutely facing the village as if they thought it sinful to observe the preparations occurring in the meadow behind them.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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