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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First, ultraviolet light from the Sun strikes the water-ice rings, as do plasma clouds from meteoroid strikes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Whoever strikes first between Logan Cooley, Leo Carlsson, Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli, among others, could set the tone for the rest of the 2026 RFA class.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
9 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 13 Oct. 2025.
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