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Occur

usgb/əˈkɜːr/Volume
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Unexpected Events

Use 'occur' when talking about incidents that were not planned or controlled.

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The outage occurred during peak hours.
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Frequency Mention

'Occur' is often used to describe how often something happens.

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Eclipses occur more often than you might think.
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