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occurrence

[uh-kur-uhns, uh-kuhr-] / əˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr- /


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Councillors approved recommendations including setting up an in-house advice and support team with South Hams District Council to help deal with the number of applications for funding, which had become "a daily occurrence".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

When physicists say that space-time “exists,” they are often working within a framework that has quietly blurred the line between existence and occurrence.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Today, screwworm infestations aren’t a regular occurrence in the U.S., but cases have occurred in travelers returning from areas where the flies are present, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Payrolls have surprised the consensus to the upside for three straight months, a relatively rare occurrence which suggests the improvement is more than just noise.”

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

About an hour into this channel, we come across people who have set up camp on either side of the aqueduct, and it doesn’t look like a new occurrence.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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