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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The return to work in March of about 31,000 striking Kaiser Permanente health care workers accounts for some of the rebound.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Meghan's striking blue dress by Victoria Beckham helped make for a major moment—and photograph—that would mark the end of one chapter and beginning of another.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Occurring (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurring%20%28to%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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