occasion
noun
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences.
have occasioned
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present perfectof occasion.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In Mali, such issues have occasioned much debate in the recent past.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Dick and Ziering have said that they were blindsided by Winfrey’s decision, the reasons for which have occasioned much reporting as well as speculation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2020
But these separate efforts at reform have occasioned a coordinated pushback from the bail industry, which fears its profits are in jeopardy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2017
“These courses of action cannot be legitimized by an appeal to the sanitary, social, or economic motives that may have occasioned the choice of cremation.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2016
Their delight was too great to note that their announcement may have occasioned any uneasiness in me, though I stammered, and imagine I blushed.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
