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reoccur

British  
/ ˌriːəˈkɜː /

verb

  1. to happen, take place, or come about again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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  • reoccurrence noun

Example Sentences

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Do the themes in your collages reoccur in your poetry, music or films?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

"We fixed the specific issue that caused the problem last year as our first priority and it cannot reoccur."

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

The mpox vaccines are the same vaccines for smallpox and already companies are scrambling to produce enough to ensure bottlenecks from the 2022 outbreak don't reoccur.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2024

The researchers found that by combining tyrosine nanomicelle treatment with near-infrared laser treatment, they were able to eradicate melanoma in mice after six days and it did not reoccur during the study period.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024

Also about this, Peganum and Salvia reoccur, both kinds not being uncommon about Bamean.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William