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occurrence

[uh-kur-uhns, uh-kuhr-] / əˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr- /


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Indonesia's wildfires are a yearly occurrence, widely associated with industrial-scale land clearing to make way for crops like oil palm.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Who would represent me in my official capacity for being arrested?…How do I get bail? This is not like your normal daily occurrence about your job,” DeMarinis said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

While Boucher said it’s best not to bring dogs, the occurrence of missing pets is “very common.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

When Evans derails the conversation again, a new question pops up — an occurrence in this film as natural and frequent as breathing.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

That would be an exceedingly rare occurrence, but still.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

Any bounces in the stock after those occurrences were short-lived.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

The president said he had "directed the Nigerian Air Force to immediately commence a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash to prevent future occurrences".

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

It’s not merely that security breaches exposing the personal information of up to hundreds of millions of people have become almost daily occurrences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The prince sympathised with residents who might be "anxious" about extreme weather events he said were no longer "one in 50-year" occurrences but instead seemed to be happening every year.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Thank you for making a lot of the positive occurrences that are happening in my life possible.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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