occasions

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Even on the rare occasions when they scored, the Americans were drowned up by the earsplitting whistles from the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Before the game, there was a ceremony and Deschamps' name was sung on several occasions by the home support.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The stores sell dresses for proms, special occasions and quinceañeras, a Latin American rite of passage celebrating a young girl’s 15th birthday and her transition to adulthood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The setup emerged after the stock failed to break above a bullish ascending triangle in late February, encountering resistance near the $125 level on three separate occasions.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

And on one of those occasions he actually took a banana from my hand.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall