occur
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He added firefighters were "still seeing fires occur through maybe carelessness or deliberate action".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The obvious follow-up question is whether stock market timers can do better than random — successfully identifying when these best and worst days are most likely to occur.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The findings, published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, suggest that the two conditions may be especially harmful when they occur together.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
“But I think it’s got to occur naturally.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Most earthquakes occur when sections of the earth’s crust far below the surface rub up against one another, get stuck, and then jerk free all at once.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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“The immigration laws enacted by Congress impose consequences when someone who has accrued unlawful presence, leaves the country and later seeks admission, including when that departure occurs under advance parole,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
As his father reminds John during a venting session that occurs after Hal nonchalantly almost kills him, “They’re allowed to have tantrums. We’re not.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
A collapsed lung - medically known as a pneumothorax - occurs when air becomes trapped in the space between the lung and the chest wall, according the NHS.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
There is a seasonal “spring bounce” that occurs when people shop ahead of the summer, possibly flush with an income-tax refund.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
A few men are seated with their sleeves rolled up, washing their arms and feet, and it suddenly occurs to me that the ancient mosque isn’t a museum or monument.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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The Sydney Swans confirmed an incident involving an unspecified number of players had occurred in the hours after the team's win at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
California’s most severe measles epidemic in recent memory occurred between 1988 and 1990 — an era before health officials recommended children receive a second dose of the measles vaccine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Depending on who is doing the calculating, whether or not an Omen occurred on a given day can vary.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
In those simulations, the tipping point occurred at approximately 2.5°C of global warming.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Jack picked himself up off the snow floor and dusted himself off before something occurred to him.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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"But this suggests there may be gradual physiological changes occurring at a population level, and that's something we should be monitoring as part of future climate change policy."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring sugar molecule in the body and is known as a "moisture magnet" as it grabs hold of water.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Any use of Mr. Daniels’ NIL occurring after LSU’s receipt of this notice will be deemed knowing and willful and will be pursued vigorously through all available legal and equitable remedies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But in a job market filled with competing signals, this is a big one: Workers’ worries about losing a job to AI don’t match the scale of AI displacement that does seem to be occurring.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
And so Gaylyn was left wondering whether Reggie was sincerely traumatized by the accident, and therefore couldn’t remember what had happened, or whether there was something more insidious occurring.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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