co-occurrences

noun

plural of co-occurrence
as in occurrences

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  1. occurrences
  2. things
  3. phenomena
  4. incidents
  5. episodes
  6. flukes
  7. pages
Noun
  • This would account for the way that everyday concerns (like missing the bus) and unlikely occurrences (being chased by evildoers) can mesh in dreams, forming a mix of strange situations.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Neither immediately confirmed the animals had washed ashore, though a DEP spokesperson said such occurrences are not uncommon.
    — Ross DiMattei, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of occurrences
Noun
  • Manchester City’s defence was wide open in Sunday’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal and that could be a sign of things to come now that Rodri is playing for Barcelona in La Liga.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And if history is any indication, expect safety Tre’von Moehrig to be in the middle of things when the pads start poppin’ at the Panthers’ joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Jags’ practice facility.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • Observing the first globular cluster stellar stream outside the Milky Way opens the door to detecting more of these phenomena in galaxies across the universe.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The observations span visible and near-infrared wavelengths, providing an enormous portrait of stars, galaxies and other cosmic phenomena across the sky, according to a statement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) NOIRLab.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of phenomena
Noun
  • The Southern Omani route, an alternative temporary corridor in the strait, remains the highest-risk, accounting for 16 of 18 projectile strike incidents reported by the UKMTO since July 6.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Institute for Justice, a nonprofit law firm specializing in civil liberties cases, identified over 100 incidents of automatic license plate reader abuse, including stalking and wrongful stops.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of incidents
Noun
  • All eight episodes of Season 2 will premiere Wednesday, October 21 , exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, there are flashbacks and nods to his character in several episodes.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of episodes
Noun
  • Their odds of winning the World Series – a famously finicky task prone to small sample size flukes – were over 25%, one-in-four for one of baseball’s 30 teams.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Guests at Brookfield Zoo can identify her in Dolphin Bay by her distinctive features, including a freckle on her tongue, pink coloration on her ventral side, and smaller flukes and dorsal fins in relation to her body size.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of flukes
Noun
  • London — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming return was plastered across UK’s front pages Thursday, as Britons woke to the surprise news that the couple will move back to the country after six years in the United States.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Now both sides are releasing those background reports, with the defense going first by going over 20 pages of Austin Metcalf's behavioral history.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pages
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