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Calculate the occurrences of o's within the word Isthmus?
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<thinking>Let's approach this step-by-step:
Let us work through this methodically (CoT):

Step 1: What's the inquiry asking me to do?
Determine the amount of letter "o" in the string "Isthmus"

Step 2: Analyze the word.
I-S-T-H-M-U-S


1. I
2. S
3. T
4. H
5. M
6. U
7. S

Step 3: Locate the positions of the letter "o".
The letter "o" does not appear in the word.

Step 4: Tally the letters.
T: 1, M: 1, U: 1, S: 2, I: 1, H: 1

Step 5: Assess the letters we summed up.
The specified letter was "o" and there were 0 overall.

Final answer:
The letter "o" is found 0 cases in "Isthmus".</thinking>
<reflection>
Word: Isthmus
Target letter: o
Answer: 0</reflection>
<output>The letter "o" appears 0 times in "Isthmus".</output>