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something that happens
life is full of random occurrences
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Recent Examples of occurrences
Today these words well describe what’s occurring in the Orwellian occurrences in our nation’s streets.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
While such storms are not rare occurrences, the recipe of weather events leading up to the first snowflake doesn’t follow any distinctive pattern, at least not one researchers and meteorologists have been able to identify.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
Stocks may decline even during robust market conditions — consider occurrences like earnings reports, business updates, or outlook revisions.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Each episode tracks a single day around this private ceremony, and each day Rachel’s paranoia and superstition, fed by an accelerating number of strange occurrences, ramps up.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
Against the backdrop of war in the Middle East, occurrences of both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate around the world have increased sharply, according to advocacy groups, including lethal attacks.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Images like the one captured by Ayers aren’t necessarily rare occurrences.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Mistakes — missed tackles that led to big plays, blown coverages that led to more big plays, communication problems and more — became weekly occurrences that often thwarted any positive momentum and turned close games into blowouts.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Most of us are simply not used to being this frequently upset, enraged, infuriated, or just plain disgusted by public occurrences.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
While such storms are not rare occurrences, the recipe of weather events leading up to the first snowflake doesn’t follow any distinctive pattern, at least not one researchers and meteorologists have been able to identify.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
Stocks may decline even during robust market conditions — consider occurrences like earnings reports, business updates, or outlook revisions.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Each episode tracks a single day around this private ceremony, and each day Rachel’s paranoia and superstition, fed by an accelerating number of strange occurrences, ramps up.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
Against the backdrop of war in the Middle East, occurrences of both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate around the world have increased sharply, according to advocacy groups, including lethal attacks.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Images like the one captured by Ayers aren’t necessarily rare occurrences.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Mistakes — missed tackles that led to big plays, blown coverages that led to more big plays, communication problems and more — became weekly occurrences that often thwarted any positive momentum and turned close games into blowouts.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Most of us are simply not used to being this frequently upset, enraged, infuriated, or just plain disgusted by public occurrences.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurrences
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The ceremonies, too, were split geographically, with Olympic cauldrons in both cities, with the athletes’ parade further shared with Livigno and Predazzo, national delegations divided according to where their events would be held.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Willingham returned from lunch, then went from his secluded office to the locked evidence room, which he was not authorized to enter, multiple sources with knowledge of the events told CNN.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, the homogenization of taste, caused in part by streaming platforms, social media feeds and online algorithms, means that people – even VICs, for all their wealth – often want the same things.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Missouri Automobile Dealers Association CEO Doug Smith said the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to online car shopping and pushed dealers to offer home delivery of vehicles and other perks aimed at making things faster and easier for consumers.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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That history, the company says, comes without safety incidents.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The report by one of the 48 nations that together have more than 7,500 peacekeepers in southern Lebanon says the number of incidents jumped from just one in January to 27 in December.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Temporary one-time, 24-hour, oversized vehicle permits are available under the 2021 ordinance for special circumstances such as new vehicles, guests, or unloading and loading.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Wentworth Area detectives on Sunday morning were investigating the circumstances around the girl's death.—
Tim Jacobi,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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And look for dozens of episodes featuring genre-spanning discussions, debates, and explainers with Rolling Stone’s critics and reporters.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2026
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New episodes of Season 7 will continue to air through fall 2026.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Belichick holstered his two remaining timeouts, instead fixated on the frantic happenings on the sideline across the way.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Occurrences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurrences. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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