occur
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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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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Make a Run for It: Cur, Curs
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Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 4
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