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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The war, now in its fourth week, has already seen several dramatic turning points — the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, the bombing of a key Iranian gas field, and strikes targeting oil and gas facilities and other civilian infrastructure in Gulf Arab nations.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Israel strikes another bridge in Lebanon Israel's military struck another bridge in southern Lebanon Monday, according to Lebanese state media.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Occurs (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurs%20%28to%29. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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