occurrences
Example Sentences
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Documenting such occurrences can bolster your allegation of ageism.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
"Now we have established this systematic behavior exists, we can go back further in time. It's going to be more challenging, but I'm hopeful that this will be a key step in predicting mineral occurrences."
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Henry later rolls triple ones, triggering the “extraordinary occurrences chart,” and is forced to watch as Damon is fatally struck by a pitch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
In English, apart from a couple of occurrences in a text of 1589, ‘scientific’ does not appear until 1637, after which date it becomes increasingly common.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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