Definition of "occurrence" []

• The action, fact, or instance of occurring. (noun)
• Something that takes place. (noun)

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• "One reason I see for this occurrence is the libtards who want to ban guns and hunting have us running scared and the powers-that-be in the shooting community have developed this "cult of safety" (to show our "worthiness" to keep the hunting/shooting tradition) whereby every person that makes a mistake, no matter the degree, deserves excommunication from our church/religion."
• "Sometimes they took a back door into what she called occurrence and what Corey called the real world."
• "While neither occurrence is singly responsible for Washington's 1-2 record over the past seven days, they haven't helped either."