isolated occurrence
Frequency: 5.07.3 per million words
an event that happens once and is not connected to others
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Examples (10)
- The incident was a purely isolated occurrence, not part of a larger pattern.
- We believe this was an isolated occurrence and steps have been taken to prevent its recurrence.
- The report concluded that the malfunction was an isolated occurrence, not indicative of systemic failure.
- Such a severe weather event is usually an isolated occurrence in this region.
- Management reassured staff that the error was an isolated occurrence and would not happen again.
- His outburst was an isolated occurrence; he is generally quite calm.
- This statistical anomaly appears to be an isolated occurrence rather than a trend.
- The security breach was an isolated occurrence, quickly contained and resolved.
- They dismissed the strange sighting as an isolated occurrence that defied logical explanation.
- Fortunately, the severe side effect was an isolated occurrence among thousands of patients.