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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
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This objective is best achieved through the maintenance of appropriate staffing ratios, which serve to alleviate employee fatigue, reduce errors, and mitigate the occurrence of use of force incidents.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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This normalization of an ordinary, daily occurrence made headlines.—
Ralph Jones,
HubSpot,
20 Feb. 2026
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What started with a desperate call to the town undertaker evolved into teens spending hours dialing 867-5309 and asking for Jenny, in accordance with the popular '80s song--an unfortunate coincidence for anyone who had the number.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The boom in the Indian population was not mere coincidence.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pop culture’s most successful earworms are rarely a fluke—they’re often carefully crafted to maximize memorability.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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According to Renaud Laplanche, the veteran entrepreneur and CEO of the fintech unicorn Upgrade, this debt crisis is not merely an economic fluke but a direct result of a banking industry that has historically failed its customers.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The crew might also spy distinct flashes of light as space rocks strike the moon — or dust floating above the edge of the moon, a mysterious phenomenon scientists have yet to understand fully.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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This phenomenon was on display Friday, as the Court’s three remaining liberals joined with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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But a resort spokesperson told South Tahoe Now that one incident involved the death of a 33-year-old man while skiing on an intermediate trail, and another was a medical emergency involving a 58-year-old man.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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In his statement, Nielsen indirectly referred to the incident, saying that Greenland has a public health care system in which treatment is free for its citizens.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Co-occurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-occurrence. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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