as in came (to)
to enter the mind of
it didn't occur to me to ask until much later
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struck
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The earthquake had struck in 1975, with the death of my father.—
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According to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office, Shirley Woods, 72, was struck and killed in the crash.—
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3 Nov. 2025
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“Occurred (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurred%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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