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occasions

British  
/ əˈkeɪʒənz /

plural noun

  1. (sometimes singular) needs; necessities

  2. personal or business affairs

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"That's what the law calls for. That's what we've done on several occasions," Powell has said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

She hocks back phlegm on a couple of occasions and violently rubs her tired eyes between questions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

On just five occasions was the decline less than the one we saw over the winter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Using the VIX’s sub-20 close as a date, those occasions were Feb. 15, 1991; March 1, 2002; May 9, 2003; and Feb. 12, 2021.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But, as I’d been reminded on multiple occasions by my mom, the security of the future was more important than satisfying a twelve-year-old girl’s wanderlust.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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