incidence or incidents or instances

Incidence is the act of something or an event occurring or happening. It usually refers to the frequency of something.

"High incidence of sports injuries among high school students has worried school authorities."

Incident is an event or occurrence that causes an interruption or a crisis.

"I am a victim of a rape incident."

Instances is the inflected form of the word, instance which means one of a series of recurring occasions, cases that are essentially the same.

"For instance, I wouldn't undergo a trial if I killed you on the basis of self defense."

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• practicle vs practical
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• submittal vs submission
• stood vs stayed
• swam vs swum
• greatful vs grateful
• gaurd vs guard
• in tact vs intact
• seam vs seem
• soar vs sore

Definitions

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• n  the relative frequency of occurrence of something
• n  the striking of a light beam on a surface
  he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light

News & Articles

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• Franks: 'Incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low'
  The incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low,says the Arizona Republican.
  June 12, 2013 - Politico
• Ariz. congressman: 'The incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low'
  PHOENIX -- Arizona Congressman Trent Franks, who is pushing for a bill to further limit abortions, claimed Wednesday that women who are raped rarely get pregnant. "The incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low," The Washington Post reported Franks saying during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. The Arizona Republican continued: "Before, when my friends on the left side of ...
  June 12, 2013 - KTVK 3TV Phoenix
• Trent Franks: 'The Incidence Of Rape Resulting In Pregnancy Are Very Low'
  During a House Judiciary hearing on his abortion bill Wednesday, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said that he opposes an exemption for rape victims because "the incidence of rape resulting in pregancy are very low."
  June 12, 2013 - The Huffington Post

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• Arrests, incidents for Tuesday, June 11, 2013
  Here is a look at the incidents that were reported to the Cullman City Police Department for Tuesday:  
  June 12, 2013 - Cullman Times
• Arrests, incidents reports for June 8-10, 2013
  Here is a look at the incidents that were reported to the Cullman City Police Department for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday:  
  June 11, 2013 - Cullman Times
• Arrests, incidents reports for June 7-9, 2013
  Arrests/incidents reports from the Cullman City Police Departments were not readily available and will be included with future reports.  
  June 10, 2013 - Cullman Times

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• Quad-City metro area spared the worst of the storms
  The Quad-City metro area was spared some of the more severe storms that struck to the north and east, in some instances producing heavy rains, hail and even a couple of tornadoes.
  June 13, 2013 - Quad-City Times
• Moving right along: Furyk leaves disappointments of 2012 season in the past
  One "expert" on the Golf Channel said he was three swings away from being the PGA Tour's Player of the Year.Instead, 2012 — in a handful of instances — became a season Jim Furyk couldn't wait to forget.It started last June at Olympic Club in San Francisco, where Furyk — tied for th...
  June 13, 2013 - Lancaster Online
• Massachusetts Health Quality Partners Helps Physicians and Patients Talk About Health Care Decisions
  Massachusetts Health Quality Partners has been awarded a two-year grant from the ABIM Foundation to advance the organization’s Choosing Wisely® campaign. The goal of this effort is to encourage physicians and patients to discuss medical tests and procedures that may be unnecessary, and in some instances cause harm.
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance