unfortunate occurrence

collocation in English

meaningsofunfortunateandoccurrence

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unfortunate
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/us
/ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃən.ət/
unlucky or having ...
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occurrence
noun
uk
/əˈkʌr.əns/us
/əˈkɝː.əns/
something ...
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(Definition ofunfortunateandoccurrencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I have received a preliminary report on this mostunfortunateoccurrence.
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Where the evidence in the minds of the police indicates that it was anunfortunateoccurrence, the case does not reach the courts.
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This was anunfortunateoccurrencein this hospital.
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I do not know how often that happens but it is a mostunfortunateoccurrence.
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I have received a report on thisunfortunateoccurrence.
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Thisunfortunateoccurrence, which was the result of mistaken identity, is very much regretted.
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Is he aware that theunfortunateoccurrenceis likely to detrimentally affect recruiting in the district unless the matter is immediately put right?
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We must consider whether that was the right practice and how we can revise our operations should such anunfortunateoccurrencehappen again.
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I am urgently investigating means to improve procedure to prevent a repetition of thisunfortunateoccurrence.
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I very much regret that it should be in that city that thisunfortunateoccurrenceshould take place.
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At any rate, it was a veryunfortunateoccurrence.
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The council would describe that as anunfortunateoccurrence.
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I understand that steps have already been taken to ensure that a similarunfortunateoccurrenceshall not recur.
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I have sought during a long period in politics to get over thatunfortunateoccurrence.
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That must be regarded as a mostunfortunateoccurrencebecause someone took the very heavy responsibility of allowing the girl to live out of camp.
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I believe that one of our colleagues suffered anunfortunateoccurrencein one of the disturbances this morning.
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Have the deaths that have followed thisunfortunateoccurrencehad an effect upon the disposition of parents to send their children to the schools?
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I should like, however, to express my regret at thisunfortunateoccurrenceinvolving death and injury to a number of prisoners of war.
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Theunfortunateoccurrencewas quite unforseen and in the circumstances no steps to guard against it appear to have been practicable.
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They were taken from her when she was removed to the asylum, but by someunfortunateoccurrencethey were lost.
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