- present participle of occur.
occurring
Example Sentences
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They could be from naturally occurring phenomena like wheat rust and weather or from human activity such as sustained global conflicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
While postpartum psychosis is rare, conditions like postpartum depression and anxiety are common, occurring in around one in six new mothers.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
There is also a special rule that can allow a surviving spouse to use the $500,000 exclusion for a sale occurring within two years after their spouse’s death, provided all requirements are met.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
"We found fundamental changes in brain circuits occurring in young mice that still had normal learning and memory, and importantly, that those changes predicted the development of cognitive deficits at older ages."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Today we have "120 or so" known elements–ninety-two naturally occurring ones plus a couple of dozen that have been created in labs.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
