as in events
something that happens
life is full of random occurrences
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Recent Examples of occurrences
Scoring occurrences of that magnitude were normalized under the former Mavericks duo of Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic, but Marshall didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.
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Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 9 Feb. 2026
Today these words well describe what’s occurring in the Orwellian occurrences in our nation’s streets.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
While such storms are not rare occurrences, the recipe of weather events leading up to the first snowflake doesn’t follow any distinctive pattern, at least not one researchers and meteorologists have been able to identify.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
Stocks may decline even during robust market conditions — consider occurrences like earnings reports, business updates, or outlook revisions.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Each episode tracks a single day around this private ceremony, and each day Rachel’s paranoia and superstition, fed by an accelerating number of strange occurrences, ramps up.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
Against the backdrop of war in the Middle East, occurrences of both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate around the world have increased sharply, according to advocacy groups, including lethal attacks.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Images like the one captured by Ayers aren’t necessarily rare occurrences.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Mistakes — missed tackles that led to big plays, blown coverages that led to more big plays, communication problems and more — became weekly occurrences that often thwarted any positive momentum and turned close games into blowouts.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 9 Feb. 2026
Today these words well describe what’s occurring in the Orwellian occurrences in our nation’s streets.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
While such storms are not rare occurrences, the recipe of weather events leading up to the first snowflake doesn’t follow any distinctive pattern, at least not one researchers and meteorologists have been able to identify.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
Stocks may decline even during robust market conditions — consider occurrences like earnings reports, business updates, or outlook revisions.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Each episode tracks a single day around this private ceremony, and each day Rachel’s paranoia and superstition, fed by an accelerating number of strange occurrences, ramps up.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
Against the backdrop of war in the Middle East, occurrences of both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate around the world have increased sharply, according to advocacy groups, including lethal attacks.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Images like the one captured by Ayers aren’t necessarily rare occurrences.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Mistakes — missed tackles that led to big plays, blown coverages that led to more big plays, communication problems and more — became weekly occurrences that often thwarted any positive momentum and turned close games into blowouts.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurrences
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And then just to finish the question, step three is then to expand and really build out the brand from there and build other kinds of businesses around it, like events, businesses, and so on.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Both companies have grown exponentially since then, offering the opportunity to bet on events far beyond the original scope of the academic experiment.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fact-check things on social media before reposting them, using sources that provide links to original documents.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Kisilevych noted that some Ukrainians are promised that if things go wrong, they will be exchanged for Ukrainian citizens held as prisoners of war by Russia.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those included the fatal Minneapolis shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in which bystander video quickly raised questions about how federal officials initially described the incidents.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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All were old incidents from my younger years.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Temporary one-time, 24-hour, oversized vehicle permits are available under the 2021 ordinance for special circumstances such as new vehicles, guests, or unloading and loading.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Wentworth Area detectives on Sunday morning were investigating the circumstances around the girl's death.—
Tim Jacobi,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The flexibility stems from Sony TV’s original decision to produce the 10 episodes of Exile regardless of how sales are pacing, Sony TV Distribution co-President Mike Wald said.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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New episodes will air weekly on Wednesdays after that.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Belichick holstered his two remaining timeouts, instead fixated on the frantic happenings on the sideline across the way.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Occurrences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurrences. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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