occur
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Syrskyi does not deny that such situations occur on the front line.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
That’s where sequence-of-returns risk comes in: The order in which gains and losses occur can matter greatly when you are withdrawing money.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Salesforce stock rises as Bank of America double upgrades the software stock with AI disruption unlikely to occur.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
But another mistake can occur with the definitional frame of reference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
I’ve been so caught up in thinking about what I’m going through that it didn’t even occur to me that Fina might need a friend right now, too.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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The condition, known as ischemic optic neuropathy, occurs when blood flow to the optic nerve is reduced.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
That occurs when multiple investors start to buy an asset to cover bets against it, boosting the price further.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
In an idealized plasma containing only pure fusion fuel, the Cordey saddle occurs at approximately Q = 5.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Estrangement typically occurs on a continuum—and parents don’t always recognize the signs, says Kristina Scharp, a communication professor at Rutgers University who studies the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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
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Tether sent subsequent payments—which occurred after Bo Hines had left the White House—directly to Nxum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Using their model alongside early census records, the researchers estimated that approximately 2.06 million excess deaths occurred between 1788 and 1861.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Federal authorities are investigating a second medical evacuation helicopter incident near Catalina Island that occurred just moments before a separate fatal crash claimed the lives of three on board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
It did not say when the arrest or court hearing occurred.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“And then he recited the Lord’s Prayer. It never occurred to us that there might be a clash between the crucifix and the portrait of Hitler that hung side by side in every schoolroom.”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Strater said similar ICE arrests were occurring in the Coachella Valley and in Ventura County, where a preliminary injunction is in place restricting civil arrests without a warrant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Currently, the most extreme high tides are occurring between 10 and 11 a.m., with milder secondary high tides between 11 p.m. and midnight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
England's lack of ruthlessness in front of goal has been an occurring theme since 2023 when they finished runners-up to Spain in the World Cup.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Their findings indicate that naturally occurring dairy trans fats act differently in the body from industrial trans fats.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The conversation with Isobel outside his building is almost lost in Marco’s memory, despite occurring only moments ago.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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