occur to
verb
occurred to; occurring to; occurs to
: to be thought of by (someone)
An idea just occurred to me.
It suddenly occurred to her that there was a simpler way to deal with the problem.
Did it never occur to you to ask for help?
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This is the part that never seems to occur to the political class until the moving vans are already headed down I-95.
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Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement is asking anyone with video of the damage occurring to share it with them.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Just 10 of these liftoffs have occurred to date.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Unusual moneymaking ideas might occur to you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement is asking anyone with video of the damage occurring to share it with them.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Just 10 of these liftoffs have occurred to date.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Unusual moneymaking ideas might occur to you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Occur to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occur%20to. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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