frequent occurrence

collocation in English

meaningsoffrequentandoccurrence

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frequent
adjective
uk
/ˈfriː.kwənt/
us
/ˈfriː.kwənt/
happening ...
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occurrence
noun
uk
/əˈkʌr.əns/
us
/əˈkɝː.əns/
something ...
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(Definition offrequentandoccurrencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffrequent occurrence

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The leastfrequentoccurrenceof extended households in 1861 is found for this final category.
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They suggested that this phenomenon is caused by thefrequentoccurrenceof underdeveloped seeds in less mature fruits.
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Given the common observation of hermaphrodite-only populations in otherwise androdioecious species (see above), this would seem to be afrequentoccurrencefor these animals.
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This avoided root overlapping, which could be a bothersome andfrequentoccurrenceotherwise.
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Rather, choice of words in general involves a morefrequentoccurrenceof articulatorily simple sounds.
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When the settings of policy instruments are changed, afrequentoccurrence, we call this first order change.
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However, changing parties was not afrequentoccurrence.
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Thefrequentoccurrenceof unintended repercussions of one's actions in the social world is the major source of individual ignorance.
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Thefrequentoccurrenceof small white clouds at certain locations indicates the presence of mountain peaks.
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Arterial damage following interventional catheterization procedures remains afrequentoccurrencedespite increasing operator experience and technical improvements.
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Itsfrequentoccurrencemay prove useful in a study of maternal and paternal contributions to early embryonic development in this species.
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The most striking feature of this exposure is thefrequentoccurrenceof organic-rich layers, including two coal layers.
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The majority of continuing users said that they were satisfied with the method despite thefrequentoccurrenceof amenorrhoea.
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Pebble imbrication and climbing ripple lamination could be related to thefrequentoccurrenceof strong downslope currents, probably during periods of river flooding.
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This results in intercropping being able to maintain increasingly higher yields than sole cropping as failure becomes a morefrequentoccurrence.
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The occurrence of geographically distant isolates on the same clusters of the dendrogram also supports thefrequentoccurrenceof such widespread transmission.
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Arterial damage following interventional catheterization procedures remains afrequentoccurrencedespite increasing experience and technical improvements.
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This is a relativelyfrequentoccurrencedespite the complex, multihost life cycles of the trematodes that parasitize them.
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