occasion
noun
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences.
are occasioning
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present progressiveof occasion.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I can quite imagine that we are occasioning no small excitement in all the chief observatories."
From Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Jules Verne
But do not say another word about the inconvenience you are occasioning us.
From Endymion by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
