as in to happen
to take place
let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur
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But this tranquility explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
That weakens democracy and absolves the political violence that occurred four years ago.
—ABC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The hotel incident allegedly occurred on Feb. 19, 2022.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
That weakens democracy and absolves the political violence that occurred four years ago.
—ABC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The hotel incident allegedly occurred on Feb. 19, 2022.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Occur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occur. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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