occurred
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The point in question occurred during the first set, when Gauff was serving and down 4-5.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Given the number of major bull and bear markets that have occurred in U.S. history, it actually would have been unusual if several did not begin or end on the same month and day.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Ms. Hazoutte argues that no demolitions should have occurred until the conclusion of a “national inquiry.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Determining the circumstances and cause of an aviation accident is a careful and methodical process, and we will not speculate about what occurred," the company said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
It occurred to me that gnomes didn’t really have brains, just some space in their heads that stored all our words and spat them back out when they reached the receiver.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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