occurred

past tense of occur

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Recent Examples of occurred The team was able to put together the subsequent geological processes that occurred after the massive collision. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024 Five people died as a result, including three family members who were near the road when the incident occurred. CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024 Whatever may have occurred before his tenure begins, Dudamel is without a doubt joining an orchestra that respects him as a conductor, whose musicians have a history and rapport with him. Leila Cobo, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024 Minas determined that no abuse had occurred. CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024 The attack occurred in Haiti’s Artibonite department, a crucial agricultural center about 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince, where gang violence has continued to spread, according to the UN. Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 For each service ticket, there’s a range of data available, including when the ticket was created and resolved, where multi-hops occurred and where the service process stalled or ran into difficulties. Shoeb Javed, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 His most recent flare occurred this summer. Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Those results have occurred even as Dudamel has made a huge effort to foster contemporary composition (typically not an old-school orchestra subscriber’s favorite programming), commissioning music from composers around the world. Leila Cobo, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Occurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurred. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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