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Recent Examples of co-occurrence
Overlapping risk factors and immune system vulnerability likely explain the co-occurrence of these two cancers.
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Health Editorial Team, Health, 3 Dec. 2025
Health Editorial Team, Health, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-occurrence
Noun
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But violent riders flouting bans is a common occurrence on CATS, according to the transit system’s own records from the last two years.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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The two men have met face to face after indirect talks, a rare occurrence due to the decades of tensions between the countries.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The movie’s vision is one of arrangements and connections, stylistic and textural clashes of hulking buildings, stark forms seen in distant vistas, sublime coincidences of collective energy thrumming from generation to generation in the simultaneity of the physical city’s chronological strata.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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Seems somewhat of a coincidence.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Winning gold in 1998 and bronze in 2006 was no fluke; the Czechs were right there in terms of roster quality with the best-of-the-best.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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With all that action there are bound to be bad beats, fluke calls, and terrible bounces that cost legal bettors billions.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The culprit is actually a weather phenomenon caused by our recent deep freeze.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Frey and You also suggested Texas’ recent domestic migration boom may have been mainly a pandemic phenomenon.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In one incident captured by the brothers on January 21, a clash erupted between protesters and federal agents — which ended in someone being pepper sprayed directly in the face while they were held down by three agents.—
Sophia Peyser,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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No one was injured in the fire, but neighbors said the incident serves as a warning as homeowners across the region struggle with snow and ice after days of harsh weather.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Co-occurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-occurrence. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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