occurring
- present participle of occur.
Example Sentences
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The CAA says around two lithium battery incidents are now occurring each week.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Because these traces were found far beyond the reach of natural wildfires, the findings suggest that early humans were deliberately bringing naturally occurring fire into the cave and keeping it burning.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
Workers would be benefiting in their personal accounts from the wealth creation now occurring from artificial intelligence and biotechnology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Juneteenth, though, is awash in ironies, both naturally occurring and of our own making.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
Those kinds of earthquakes had been occurring around and beneath Mount St. Helens since March 20.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
