occasion
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Browning called it an "absolutely fantastic occasion" where there "are always spirited conversations between the audience and people on the stage".
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Statement on the occasion of the visit of the U.S.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
On occasion, I will pick up, but it’s rare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
On occasion he called for a cut of three-quarters of a point or more, from the 4.5% rate a year ago to “1% or better.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
You had been invited to rise to the occasion of your life, and you had accepted and accepted and accepted and you would not stop now.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Vocabulary lists containing occasion
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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Introducing Rhetoric: Using the "Available Means" (Chapter 1)
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Beowulf vocabulary
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