as in comes (to)
to enter the mind of
it didn't occur to me to ask until much later
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strikes
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Sunny Hostin strikes a pose at the opening of the 50th Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York, which benefits the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025 -
When sunlight strikes a leaf, energy races across protein structures before it can be stored and used.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Occurs (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurs%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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