occurrence

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oc·cur·rence / əˈkərəns/ • n. an incident or event: vandalism used to be a rare occurrence. ∎  the fact or frequency of something happening: the occurrence of cancer increases with age. ∎  the fact of something existing or being found in a place or under a particular set of conditions: the occurrence of natural gas fields.

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