- present tense form of occur (3rd person singular).
occurs
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El Niño is a climate pattern that occurs when temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean — essentially west of Peru — become warmer than normal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
This effect occurs when microwave control signals alter a qubit's effective energy levels, producing changes in the phase of its quantum state.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
"For too long, Sydney has looked towards the harbour and the CBD. What this does is turn it around to where people live, to where jobs occur, to where investment occurs in western Sydney."
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
The meteorological phenomenon occurs when waters in the Pacific Ocean become unusually warm, disrupting weather patterns around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It occurs to me that Mr. Bender is much more clever at finding information about Jenna Fox on the Net than I am.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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