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occur

[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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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

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

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

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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