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occasion

[uh-key-zhuhn] / əˈkeɪ ʒən /






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I first came across this warning from Merriman when reading through her new cookbook, "I'll Bring The Cake: Recipes for Every Season and Occasion," which was released on Wednesday.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2023

As the baker behind Cakes for No Occasion, she sees her offerings more as sculptures than comestible commodities: The tiered monstrosities ooze and drip.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Occasion: In the real world, an occasion is often a special event.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2020

Chocolate on Occasion remains open, but there are no guarantees as to how long.

From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2020

The Florence Gentry, who expected that the Infante would139 have come with the Fleet, had all bespoke new Apparel; and as they are naturally very prodigal, they spar’d no Cost upon this Occasion.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von




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