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[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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The software has the ability to analyze airline schedules and factors such as weather, airport runway capacity and operational constraints to predict air-traffic flows and identify potential conflicts before they occur.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

He said he would seek to leverage tax dollars to help communities better prepare for wildfires, creating buffers and hardening structures because of wildfires that will inevitably occur in certain communities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

“The report highlights that some vendors were not quite ready to have the technology rolled out. These should be mature systems. Testing shouldn’t occur on the go,” Jacobson said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Pip seeks to offset the extra costs that can occur for those living with certain long-term health conditions.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The guardians of his republic, its elite ruling class, having deciphered the “law of births,” would ensure that only such harmonious “fortunate” unions would occur in the future.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The natural climate cycle occurs every few years and lasts about a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

After the dot-com bubble burst in early 2000, value stocks hugely outperformed growth stocks, and it wouldn’t be surprising if something similar occurs in the coming months.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Researchers wanted to determine whether the same clustering behavior occurs in the Arctic and, if so, what it does to sea ice.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

A supermoon occurs when a full Moon is relatively close to Earth, making it appear slightly larger and brighter.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Then an even scarier question occurs to me: who would want to date my brother?

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The fact that the two worst crashes in stock-market history occurred in October is almost certainly nothing more than a coincidence.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

The hacks occurred while the model was participating in a “capture the flag” exercise conducted on infrastructure belonging to Irregular to test the model’s cybersecurity capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Outside of Latin America, 12% of the murders occurred in Asia, with Philippines top of the list with 12 documented murders.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Petitioners are asked to document their abuse in detail, including dates and locations where incidents occurred.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

But then it occurred to me that she must be very ill to miss a commitment like this.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

A spokesperson for Bonta’s office said in a statement: “Potential settlement talks are confidential. We cannot confirm or deny whether settlement talks are occurring or their alleged substance.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

But no two El Niños are the same - so, while it may increase the chance of certain types of weather occurring, this is not guaranteed.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

“The AI genie is out of the bottle,” Tengler wrote in a Monday note, highlighting that AI adoption is occurring across diverse industries outside of tech and leading to productivity improvements.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Climate conditions across the Indian Ocean often respond to changes occurring in the Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

She didn’t want to think about the things that had happened, but there were times that questions came to her, occurring in the deep of night, sometimes even in dreams.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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