Chance and Occurrence

Chance

Chance noun - The uncertain course of events.

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Occurrence and chance are semantically related. in fate topic. In some cases you can use "Occurrence" instead a noun "Chance".

Nearby Words: chancy, chanced, chancery, chanceful, chancing

Occurrence noun - Something that happens.

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Chance and occurrence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chance" instead a noun "Occurrence".

Nearby Words: occur, occurring, occurence

high	high chance	high occurrence
rare	rare chance	rare occurrence
low	low chance	low occurrence
similar	similar chance	similar occurrence
Other adjectives: normal, certain, reasonable, single, actual, real, serious, bad, unique, possible, significant, random, odd, next, unlikely, last, realistic, freak, once-in-a-lifetime.

Million-to-One Chance - If the unlikelihood of a random outcome is deemed too low to be of concern, the likelihood of its occurrence will instead be based on the dramatic potential of that outcome.

Source: Rule of Drama
Another common occurrence is in the signature dish challenge, where a contestant states in the confessionals that they are confident that Ramsay will love their dish or that they're the only one in the competition who has a chance.

Source: Series / Hell's Kitchen
However, his mistress spotted him, and by chance occurrence, she called out his name and rushed to hug him.

Source: Spotting the Thread

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