as in coming (to)
to enter the mind of
it didn't occur to me to ask until much later
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striking
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In a moment of striking color contrast, satiny white straps with fringe detailing popped against a black sole.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Nearly two weeks passed before Upstate’s striking officers set up a satellite connection and began having daily video calls with other officers across New York.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Occurring (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurring%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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