occasion
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- n an event that occurs at a critical time
it was needed only on special occasions - n a vaguely specified social event
an occasion arranged to honor the president - n reason
there was no occasion for complaint - n the time of a particular event
on the occasion of his 60th birthday - n an opportunity to do something
there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill - v give occasion to
- Tuesday's presidential swearing in may be a historic, solemn occasion.
- On the occasion of John Updike's passing, PTI takes a look at the prolific author's most memorable works.
- I suspect, though, that the occasion of a visit from Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey marked the first time the arena hosted a wave performed by an audience divided equally between .