as in events
something that happens
life is full of random occurrences
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Recent Examples of occurrences
Rescues and medical incidents are frequent occurrences due to the extreme conditions on Everest and its high altitude, with a handful of deaths reported every year.
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Manish Paudel, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
At the time the video was made, there were at least 35 occurrences in MLB history, with most happening in the 21st century, oddly enough.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
There have been previous occurrences where fans tried to go to the ring with Seth Rollins during his entrance, or rush into the ring during a John Cena match, which security quickly handled.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Bhateja said Los Altos Hills previously hired private security to deal with rising occurrences of property crime.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s twice the total occurrences in the 2010s, when five-week runs were linked in 2010 and 2018.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
The study results achieved the goals of a Phase 3 clinical trial designed to show that Arikayce could benefit patients with new occurrences of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung infection who had not yet received antibiotics.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
That mark for a single game has been a rarity for years — only seven occurrences this decade.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Strange occurrences quickly destabilize the group, with the writer becoming increasingly unhinged, convinced the location has an inexplicable hold over her creative faculties.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Manish Paudel, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
At the time the video was made, there were at least 35 occurrences in MLB history, with most happening in the 21st century, oddly enough.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
There have been previous occurrences where fans tried to go to the ring with Seth Rollins during his entrance, or rush into the ring during a John Cena match, which security quickly handled.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Bhateja said Los Altos Hills previously hired private security to deal with rising occurrences of property crime.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s twice the total occurrences in the 2010s, when five-week runs were linked in 2010 and 2018.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
The study results achieved the goals of a Phase 3 clinical trial designed to show that Arikayce could benefit patients with new occurrences of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung infection who had not yet received antibiotics.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
That mark for a single game has been a rarity for years — only seven occurrences this decade.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Strange occurrences quickly destabilize the group, with the writer becoming increasingly unhinged, convinced the location has an inexplicable hold over her creative faculties.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurrences
Noun
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The trial was delayed for years because of multiple postponements, defense challenges over the use of DNA evidence, and the efforts of prosecutors to reconstruct events involving multiple victims across a five-year timeline.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The 38-year-old posted herself on Instagram at community events, from political rallies to parades to little league baseball games.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Knicks only truly made things interesting in minutes the former Brooklyn Nets star and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer spent on the bench on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs at Place, things are a little more formal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The story moves between the present, where Agathe and Vera go through the detritus of their childhood lives, and the past, as Agathe conjures memories from her childhood, bringing incidents to mind for inspection and some measure of self-recrimination.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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In some circumstances, moral suasion can also be effective.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Homicide detectives are working to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, on grander scales, older stars across the Universe run out of fuel and die, new episodes of star-formation are triggered, and the Universe continues to expand, driving individual galaxies, groups of galaxies, and clusters of galaxies mutually apart, faster and faster, as time goes on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Goi directed the first two episodes of the series, while Raisiani directed episodes three and four.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Its reputation suffered when nefarious happenings such as bootlegging took place there in the 1920s.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Occurrences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurrences. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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