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On one occasion, PC Borg was in the pub talking about suspects in custody who were from ethnic minorities.

From BBC

On one occasion I forgot to wear the fake glasses I had adopted as a partial disguise.

From BBC

Every time I make it, no matter the occasion, it turns the table just a little more celebratory.

From Salon

Panahi has been arrested and imprisoned by the Iranian government on multiple occasions and is currently banned from making movies in the country.

An abortion is typically the course of action recommended by doctors, but on both occasions staff members at Dignity Health hospitals refused to act because they detected a fetal heartbeat, the lawsuit alleges.

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

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