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occur

[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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The glitch, which Boeing acknowledged, emerged from a cockpit software update and can occur when flight crews alter their planned flight path following a missed approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The condition is painless but occurs quickly — often within hours or days — and is sometimes described as an “eye stroke” that can occur after a rapid improvement in blood glucose.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The process is not unique to astronauts and can also occur in people on Earth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

During that appeal last year, experts for Norris argued that the symptoms seen in several of the patients could occur naturally in elderly, frail people.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

One tiny piece, which is a large enough event to occur, given her circumstances.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

And for patients who have already experienced NAION, which usually occurs in one eye, Kim suggests talking to their doctor before starting a GLP-1.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

But in general, the justices said, due process requires the government to provide notice to the individual and an opportunity for the individual to present their case before the deprivation occurs.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Light is emitted and contact with brain tissue occurs only at this point.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The natural climate cycle occurs every few years and lasts about a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

It occurs to me that this is one of the very last times we will be here like this.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Ischemic stroke occurred in 0.1% of patients taking DOACs compared with 1.1% of those receiving no anticoagulation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The explosion, which occurred at dawn on Friday in the popular Plaka district filled with tourist lodgings, was likely caused by a gas leak, according to the capital's mayor, Haris Doukas.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The government access described Friday occurred during training runs, OpenAI said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

His speech occurred while an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes is in effect.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Never, not in my wildest of wild dreams, had that possibility ever occurred to me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

RAC said diesel prices had entered "uncharted territory" and served as a reminder of "just how exposed the UK is to events occurring far away".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Some sensors measure very weak naturally occurring signals at specific frequencies, making protection from harmful interference particularly important.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

That allowed scientists to study naturally occurring cancers from a large number of cats and compare the genetic patterns among different tumor types.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

They were J.Crew socks: tiny lobsters, reindeer, tasteful little acts of rebellion occurring mostly below the trouser cuff.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

But some, those occurring at critical junctures or branch points, may change the pattern of history.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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