occurrences

NOUN

happening, development

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accident circumstance episode existence incidence incident instance manifestation situation

STRONG

adventure affair appearance condition contingency emergency event exigency juncture materialization occasion pass piece proceeding routine scene state thing transaction transpiration

Antonyms

STRONG

denial reality refusal

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occurrences

As far as we know, hacks carried out by AI agents are still quite rare occurrences - but then again, it is largely up to companies themselves to disclose them.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

No sooner does a lost flashlight she loved as a girl mysteriously reappear than Gemma’s nights suddenly start filling with creepy occurrences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Profit growth has also been unusually high, in large part due to one-off occurrences.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026

Not exactly encouraging is how these rogue occurrences happened at companies that should have had the best handle on guardrails, Crawford said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The facts which had previously convinced him now seemed mere chance occurrences.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton