occur
Example Sentences
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When they did occur, Sandel said they were "a little more intense, a little more aggressive".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Finding the place where the rain will occur is difficult; the going is hard and the environment is deadly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
While it is well known that the two conditions often occur together, the underlying mechanisms they may share have remained unclear.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
I’m there to smooth out all of the snags that sometimes occur when nobody’s in charge.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Only then did it occur to Jonathan that this Corporal, whoever he was, had ridden in with the news.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
Vocabulary lists containing occur
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 4
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