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[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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"But what is missing is any explanation as to why it did not occur to those making the allegations that the £1.5m represents spending by the campaign."

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

In rare instances, they can occur during heart surgery.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The company expects to issue 341.6 million H shares in the offering, which could occur as early as the third quarter of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Redistricting, or redrawing the nation’s congressional lines to reflect changes in population, used to occur once a decade following the national census.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

"Like I have a choice! But did it ever occur to you that I might have wanted to go with you? Even for a week? Even for just a few days?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

This motion occurs when a star moves slightly toward and away from Earth as an unseen, massive object pulls on it while orbiting.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

"Above average temperatures and dangerous levels of heat are forecast to enter the Northeast on Tuesday before the most intense heat occurs on Wednesday and expands into the Mid-Atlantic," said the US National Weather Service.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

It occurs in less than 1% of infected patients.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The most impactful financial education occurs before someone has begun to invest, such as in high school or college, she said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Then it occurs to me that she hasn’t imagined anything worse than this.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

The World Health Organization estimates more than 1,700 cases have occurred in the country, resulting in at least 600 deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Because no such "secondary transit" occurred during the observing campaign, this final test was not needed.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

It isn’t just that the values nearly match or that the events occurred at almost the same time, but also the seasonality.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

More than half the deaths so far have occurred in Cox's Bazar, home to a large Rohingya refugee population.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

When an unpleasant thought occurred, she shook her head to clear it out.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

The pair stood trial in Germany because of the legal principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows prosecutions for alleged war crimes, including genocide, occurring overseas.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The study establishes proof of concept for using naturally occurring bacteria as a cancer therapy.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Similarly, officials with the public health department will look for clusters of cases that may indicate transmission occurring in California.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Research from Florida State University shows that some people with bulimia have a blunted release of the naturally occurring GLP-1 hormone, which the drugs seek to mimic, after eating.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Winston heard a succession of shrill cries which appeared to be occurring in the air above his head.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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