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something that happens
life is full of random occurrences
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Recent Examples of occurrences
Strange occurrences quickly destabilize the group, with the writer becoming increasingly unhinged, convinced the location has an inexplicable hold over her creative faculties.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The network recorded almost 2 billion global lightning occurrences, 7% fewer than in 2024, and more than 99% of thunderstorms worldwide.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Hanks described several occurrences in which the children were left in dangerous situations.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The girl told her no and said the three occurrences had happened within the past month.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
The event is led by astronomer Lisa Will, and the discussion revolves around the celestial occurrences happening around our universe right now.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
With a single event, astronomers could explain how two rare occurrences — the injection of aluminum-26 and the formation of a new solar system — happened at virtually the same moment.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Occasionally, that ice can break off and fall to the ground, but these occurrences are exceedingly rare.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Concerned about corporate image and dwindling morale, the store manager convinces a group of employees to stay overnight to investigate these occurrences.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The network recorded almost 2 billion global lightning occurrences, 7% fewer than in 2024, and more than 99% of thunderstorms worldwide.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Hanks described several occurrences in which the children were left in dangerous situations.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The girl told her no and said the three occurrences had happened within the past month.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
The event is led by astronomer Lisa Will, and the discussion revolves around the celestial occurrences happening around our universe right now.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
With a single event, astronomers could explain how two rare occurrences — the injection of aluminum-26 and the formation of a new solar system — happened at virtually the same moment.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Occasionally, that ice can break off and fall to the ground, but these occurrences are exceedingly rare.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Concerned about corporate image and dwindling morale, the store manager convinces a group of employees to stay overnight to investigate these occurrences.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurrences
Noun
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This heat wave is so extreme that it would only be expected to occur once about every 500 years in the current climate, according to World Weather Attribution, a group of scientists who study links between extreme weather events and climate change.—
Mira Rojanasakul,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The issue has not been detailed, but such events are expected during early-stage testing of experimental aircraft.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That changes things up for Diabate.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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Share credit, set boundaries around your time and money, and keep things grounded with an open list of your goals.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff said the child's father later confronted Duggar about the incidents on March 17 and the reality TV alum admitted to his actions to law enforcement in Tontitown and local police arrested Duggar soon after.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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The union alleged in the statement members have documented multiple incidents since 2022, including retaliation, terminations and denial to translate disciplinary hearings.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Through his rigorious investigation into forensic medicine, Keel uncovers how medical examiners and death investigators can be complicit in obscuring the violent circumstances of in-custody deaths at state institutions.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Crystal did not mention the circumstances of their deaths in his Oscars tribute, instead choosing to focus on the impact the couple left in the worlds of filmmaking and social justice.—
Katie Kindelan,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed are scheduled to host subsequent episodes on March 28 and April 4, with musical guests Wolf Alice and Kasabian, respectively.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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The show’s first two episodes (which have a total run time of about 55 minutes) will play in select AMC cinemas on April 18, five days before the show’s full season debuts on Netflix.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Italian restaurants closest to the Nvidia happenings, Il Fornaio and Original Joe’s, are likely to be packed, so head to Little Italy.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Occurrences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurrences. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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