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On occasion, she’s seen them wait more than 30 hours for care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The occasion was a new research partnership in Louisiana.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

As a special thank-you to our Pluskateers on the occasion of Slate’s 30th anniversary, we’re sharing a little joy and a lot of characterological analysis: Muppet Theory, the 2026 Edition.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

On another occasion Kelly's surgery was cut short because the theatre was needed for an urgent case.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Clara had worn her hair in a low, loose braid for the occasion, and she could feel her true self close beneath her skin, prickling just under the surface.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

"On several occasions we had to close the establishment because we didn't have any water...and that's what brought us to the point of having to dig the well," Martinez told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Putin has proposed a trilateral summit to both Trump and Xi on previous occasions, the former Russian intelligence officer said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

This same criticism has been levelled against Formula 1 on several previous occasions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Working as a post-match interviewer for US broadcaster CBS, legendary former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel tried to steer Martinez away from discussion about his old club's summer transfer window on four occasions.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“I do not ask whether you are musical, Mrs. Elton. Upon these occasions, a lady’s character generally precedes her; and Highbury has long known that you are a superior performer.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

"The absence of our lawyers was occasioned by the state itself, not by ourselves," said Besigye.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Caesar, Hegel writes, was driven by “an unconscious impulse that occasioned the accomplishment of that for which the time was ripe.”

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026

Dr Perumbalath resigned, saying at the time it was "not a resignation occasioned by fault or by any admission of liability".

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

This season happily occasioned the arrival of a new soloist, Ryan Tomash, currently on a leave of absence from the Royal Danish Ballet, where he is a principal dancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

The final vote occasioned great celebration among those who had worked so hard to bring it to fruition.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Such supernatural activity is accompanied by extreme close-ups of an eye, occasioning thoughts of Sauron, and sometimes an unintelligible voice that occasions thoughts of the Beastie Boys’ ”Intergalactic.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2024

Thursday’s D-Day anniversary — the 80th — is occasioning somber and anxious reflections about the fate of the Atlantic alliance.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

In his lawsuit seeking damages for violations of his constitutional rights, Kilborn says he had used this identical hypothetical for 10 years without occasioning comment, let alone campus convulsions.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022

Thirteen weeks into his voyage, Jakub’s wife, Lenka, leaves him, occasioning a major reckoning with his motives for undertaking such a dangerous mission.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2017

Theresa poked a finger in a soft spot of plaster, occasioning a moist avalanche.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen