Arrive and Occur

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Arrive verb - To get to a destination.

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Occur is a synonym for arrive in event topic. In some cases you can use "Occur" instead a verb "Arrive", when it comes to topics like happen, appear.

Nearby Words: arrival, arrived, arriving

Occur verb - To take place.

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Arrive is a synonym for occur in appear topic. Sometimes you can use "Arrive" instead a verb "Occur".

thanks	arrive thanks	occur thanks
place	arrive place	occur place
death	arrive death	occur death
moment	arrive moment	occur moment
Other words: time, way, example, minutes, hours, seconds.

While a horde does arrive at the front gates of the town, it doesn't occur until after the Wolves have been taken care of.

Source: Never Trust A Trailer / Live-Action TV
Juffin suggests that setting up a sufficiently specific event to occur some time after you leave and then envisioning yourself to arrive at that event from the Dark Side allows to control the time of your return.

Source: Literature / Labyrinths of Echo
Since outside help can't arrive in time, the only person close by to ventilate the place but also contaminate the room is Lynn McGill, who somewhat does this as a way to make up for his own mistake allowing the attack to occur in the first place.

Source: Someone Has to Die

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