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occasion

[uh-key-zhuhn] / əˈkeɪ ʒən /






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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

Many of us who covered Trump’s first administration heard him on occasion screaming at someone in the Oval Office.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

According to Moore, Bush had been making his own coffins to save money – on occasion staying up all night at the firm's Hessle Road parlour.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The “Schitt’s Creek” showrunner takes the occasion of his first feature to go darker and more dramatic, with a story of loss lightened by rom-com elements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

On one occasion, when Endurance was moored to a floe, the crew hauled out the motor sledge.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong