as in happening
to take place
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From the outside looking in, the optics aren’t great with the constant back-and-forth suggesting the opposite is occurring.
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Evan Sidery, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
There could be rainfall moving in during the evening and occurring in the hours leading up to the ball drop.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The live outage map shows issues occurring across the country, with hotspots in major cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas and Tampa.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Eleven people died in crashes occurring over the 2023 holiday period in Michigan, according to the Michigan State Police website.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
What To Know The eruption is occurring within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater in an area closed to the public since late 2007.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
But the Santa Claus rally, traditionally occurring on the last five trading days of the year and the first two of the next, could reignite seasonal cheer.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The sun's turbulence is now such that the four science instruments onboard Parker may soon even study powerful solar flares occurring on top of each other, providing scientists with up-close data about the chaotic workings of our star.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The military dictatorship that had ruled for decades was falling, democratization was occurring, and the Seoul Olympics were being held, so the tenor of the whole society was changing.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Evan Sidery, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
There could be rainfall moving in during the evening and occurring in the hours leading up to the ball drop.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The live outage map shows issues occurring across the country, with hotspots in major cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas and Tampa.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Eleven people died in crashes occurring over the 2023 holiday period in Michigan, according to the Michigan State Police website.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
What To Know The eruption is occurring within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater in an area closed to the public since late 2007.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
But the Santa Claus rally, traditionally occurring on the last five trading days of the year and the first two of the next, could reignite seasonal cheer.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The sun's turbulence is now such that the four science instruments onboard Parker may soon even study powerful solar flares occurring on top of each other, providing scientists with up-close data about the chaotic workings of our star.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The military dictatorship that had ruled for decades was falling, democratization was occurring, and the Seoul Olympics were being held, so the tenor of the whole society was changing.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Occurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurring. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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