- present tense form of occur (3rd person singular).
occurs
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When a bite occurs, fragile health systems, long travel distances to regional facilities and the high cost or total absence of effective antivenom mean a treatable medical emergency can quickly become fatal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Studies have repeatedly found that fraud occurs at very low levels in US elections, particularly when it comes to non-citizens voting, and does not affect the outcomes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Arteriosclerosis occurs when blood vessels carrying oxygen and nutrients from the heart to the body become thick and stiff, according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
A death cross occurs when a stock’s short-term moving average, typically represented by the 50-day simple moving average, falls below a long-term moving average like the 200-day simple moving average.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
It is difficult to describe what happened next—except to say that it is a moment that occurs uniquely in the histories of refugees.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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