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occasion

noun as in chance

noun as in event, happening

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From the sound of that press release, it sure seems like they’ll just be turning in a glorified recommendations report, written by a combination of A.I. chatbots and underpaid interns, to present to Trump on the occasion of America’s semiquincentennial, represented alongside the Dogecoin Shiba Inu.

From Slate

The Sun says images of Coote were sent to a friend on more than one occasion during the tournament.

From BBC

But they will allow reporters and photographers in to document the occasion and shout questions, which they may or may not answer.

Seemingly unable to catch live fish to eat, it charmed visitors by nudging at their cameras and even on one occasion returning a mobile phone.

From BBC

Usually, Veterans Day is an occasion for the Pentagon and the U.S. military to strut their stuff.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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