on one occasion
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US President Donald Trump on one occasion held a terse phone call with Netanyahu, in which he reportedly uttered an expletive.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Despite his non-concordance, Carter admitted he did not challenge Calocane, or ask why, on one occasion, he had medication left over that should have been taken previously.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Elizabeth admitted that life was better when Morris was away, and she remained in the shadows of their Welsh home as Morris flirted with visiting journalists and, on one occasion, passionately kissed a cameraman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
“If I have a genius for anything,” McMurtry told a friend on one occasion, “it’s for being found.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Hence they must have inexorable explanations, ones more basic than mere details concerning who happened to win some battle or develop some invention on one occasion a few thousand years ago.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
