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Occur

/əˈkɜr/
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(verb) To happen or take place.

An emergency may occur at any time.
According to some scholars, a major earthquake could occur at any moment now.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Earthquakes ____ frequently in this region because it is located near a major tectonic fault line.

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