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occur

[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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"The company or individual would have to be at least reckless," he said, explaining they would "be substantially certain the crime would occur and build or prompt the system anyway."

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

It would devise a plan "with its associations and in close co-operation with other confederations" to make sure this "cannot occur again"

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Type Ia supernovae are extremely bright explosions that are generally believed to occur when a white dwarf becomes unstable and undergoes a runaway thermonuclear reaction.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Kerwin believes the worst of the supply constraints will occur at the end of the iPhone 17 cycle in September, with supply improving afterward.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Such dramatic changes in behaviour would occur only if something changed in the chimpanzees’ DNA.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Grain growth occurs when the microscopic crystals inside a material become larger, which can change its hardness and mechanical performance.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Adding to the extreme weather is the return this year of El Nino -- a natural climate phenomenon that warms Pacific Ocean surface temperatures and typically occurs every two to seven years.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

This occurs for two reasons: Homes sold by older people tend to have poorer upkeep, and older sellers are more likely to sell their homes off-MLS — and to investors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light either partially or fully when viewed from the UK.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

This typically occurs when animals are isolated from each other by a physical barrier or another permanent form of isolation, ultimately leading to reproductive incompatibility.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

“Importantly, the reset occurred through rotation, deleveraging, and stronger fundamentals, not through a deterioration in the macroeconomic backdrop,” he added.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Goltes, 28, sought child support and attorney fees from Doncic, 27, following an incident that occurred shortly after Olivia was born at Kranj Maternity Hospital on Dec. 6, 2025, in Slovenia.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The department’s own records described repeated installation failures and extensive peeling of the pool liner weeks before the alleged vandalism was ever said to have occurred.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Past outbreaks have occurred when people consumed fruits or vegetables irrigated with water contaminated by faeces.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

A thought occurred to me as it often does.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Schmid also said that monetary policy works best when policymakers remain focused on aggregate price indexes and largely ignore the distribution of relative price changes occurring beneath the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The authority said recent testing had confirmed the presence of blue-green algae, a naturally occurring phenomenon that can develop in still water during prolonged periods of hot weather and which can be harmful to wildlife.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

A naturally occurring compound found in rice bran may influence how strongly the intestines contract, according to new research from Toho University.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Because we all remember how frequently the self-inflicted damages were occurring during that bizarre and jarring stretch starting late last year.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The results of repeated spraying are clearly seen in other streams of the watershed, where alarming declines in the salmon populations are occurring.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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