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  • past participle of occur.
  • past tense form of occur.
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occurred

[uh-kurd] / əˈkɜrd /




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All the above occurred during decades in which Mr. Lloyd pursued his own personal practice based in Vedanta, the ancient spiritual philosophy based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Genetic family tree studies show that such transfers have occurred, but scientists have generally assumed that jumping genes traveled as passengers inside plasmids or viruses.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on the wide, curving interchange road that connects the eastbound 105 Freeway to the southbound 110 Freeway leading to San Pedro, the CHP said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The department’s own records described repeated installation failures and extensive peeling of the pool liner weeks before the alleged vandalism was ever said to have occurred.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

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

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer



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