How to pronounce occasion

Listen to occasion in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“occasion” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 291 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. occasion of historic significance.

    National Archives · watch from 0:53 · hear it here

  2. occasion, asked searching questions.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 71:44 · hear it here

  3. of the Prime Minister on this occasion, as there is on every occasion, but

    UK Parliament · watch from 2:33 · hear it here

  4. these risks on this occasion?"

    Federal Reserve · watch from 27:46 · hear it here

Why real speech

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