Thesaurus results for CO-OCCURRENCE

co-occurrence

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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. — Health Editorial Team, Health, 3 Dec. 2025

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Noun

If a Fed policymaker is found to have violated the blackout period, which is a rare occurrence in the central bank’s history, they could be asked to recuse themselves from policy decisions or face pressure to resign.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
But Republican lawmakers pushing for these changes say a simple majority threshold makes amending their state constitution too easy — and thus too frequent of an occurrence.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 July 2026

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Campbell said the donation falling the day after the letter from Paxton’s office was a coincidence.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
But Broome, the vice president of sports card grading for Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), could only claim coincidence when the most famous cards for Mickey Mantle, Wayne Gretzky and Honus Wagner came through the door.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of coincidence

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That indicates the strength is not a one-quarter phenomenon, and that management expects the momentum to continue in future quarters.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Long before tunnel fits became a social media phenomenon, Dennis Rodman used his arrivals as an extension of his personality, while Iverson helped reshape NBA fashion through throwback jerseys, jewelry and hip-hop style.

— Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of phenomenon

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The incident led to criminal charges against the officer that are now working through the courts.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
The irony here is that if the referee had not shown a yellow card to Paredes, the incident could not have been reviewed on the merits of Embolo’s dive alone.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026

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