occurrence
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Four and a half months into my incarceration, in an incredibly rare occurrence in our legal system, three federal judges ordered my immediate release after hearing oral arguments in my appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Marine accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, partly due to lax safety standards and unpredictable weather.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
This has been a relatively rare occurrence in the U.S. — but it does happen.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Price hikes at Disneyland are a regular occurrence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
From what I have gathered, it seems like dust storms are a rather frequent occurrence on Mars.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Profit growth has also been unusually high, in large part due to one-off occurrences.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by viruses, bacteria like E. coli, or microscopic parasites like Cyclospora are fairly regular occurrences.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
In this ecosystem, there are no longer any natural occurrences.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
In their efforts to explain downturns, economists tend to connect unrelated data and occurrences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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