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occur

[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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“We cannot rule out that such outcome could occur in the near term,” the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The maximum air temperatures in Scotland usually occur in July and August, whereas sea temperatures are at the warmest in August and September.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Using the consultant’s calculations, a reversal in the U.S. bombing campaign on Iran was forecast to occur between July 22 and July 30.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Ramachandran said current evidence has not yet demonstrated that those expected savings actually occur.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Such events occur only once in a thousand years or so.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

That occurs when there is no significant change in the risk of an economic decline.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Experts say that when a food-borne outbreak occurs, the public understandably wants to know which product is causing the illness, where it came from and how to protect themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The MIT team addressed those problems by creating an array of integrated antennas that greatly limits unwanted crosstalk, which occurs when neighboring antennas interfere with one another.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Maybe Congress should flip their approach: Enforce strict consequences after a violation occurs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

After I turn it in, it occurs to me that the rhyme and the rhythm of my poem really, really suck.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

“These operations differ widely from operations that occurred before, when immigration agents would actually investigate and develop articulable facts enough to have reasonable suspicion for the person that they were to stop,” Joachín said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

It occurred more than 30,000 light-years from the center of its galaxy.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

The US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in April and signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June, but attacks from both sides have occurred throughout.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The damage occurred mid-morning on the Fourth of July, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Again, he picked up the bag, but something occurred to him, and he turned to walk back down the path toward the royal pains.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Drawing on these findings, Dr. Snyder hypothesized that naturally occurring psychotic episodes were likely caused by high dopamine levels in the brain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Events occurring in the broader world also influenced what people dreamed about.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Only male mosquitoes – infected with the naturally occurring bacteria Wolbachia – are released.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Piper Sandler’s Johnson sees this action warning of “a potential correction pullback occurring this summer.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

Even worse, though, a chemical reaction that was occurring in the high heat of the reactor core was producing highly flammable hydrogen gas.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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