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  • past participle of occur.
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occurred

[uh-kurd] / əˈkɜrd /




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The author proposes that this transformation occurred primarily through a process described as "inorganic photosynthesis."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

"I believe this problem occurred because they took him as a cook but used him as a guide," his longtime friend Pasang Dawa Sherpa told BBC Nepali.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Other bouts of frenetic, rollercoaster volatility occurred during the Asian contagion of 1997, the dot-com crash of 2000-2001, the global financial crisis in 2008 and the pandemic in 2020.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“We have immediately suspended further distribution of the guide and are actively investigating how this occurred in coordination with our publishing and printing partners,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

On November 9, the generals, fearing the kind of full-fledged revolution that had occurred in Russia, informed Kaiser Wilhelm that he no longer commanded the confidence of the army.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman



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