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occur

[uh-kur] / əˈkɜr /




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In Alzheimer's and other dementias, this damage may occur in blood vessels and brain tissue.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Liberty Global, advised by Deloitte, planned a series of internal transactions involving a Belgian company that were choreographed to occur in December 2018 and take advantage of that opening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The biggest waves measured 80cm but the meteorological agency in earthquake-prone Japan warned that quakes "causing even stronger shaking" could occur in the next week, producing bigger waves.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

This dynamic can also occur in single stock options.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

“I was so certain it was Katz, it didn’t even occur to me until now.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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