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occur

[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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Addressing the incident on Thursday, President Lee Jae Myung said in a post on X: "I hope no human casualties occur and I pray that Neukgu also returns home safely."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Finding the place where the rain will occur is difficult; the going is hard and the environment is deadly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I’m there to smooth out all of the snags that sometimes occur when nobody’s in charge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Although the findings are based on mouse studies, researchers believe similar effects could occur in humans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Only then did it occur to me that Tyler was real.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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