happen
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Releasing a hurtling hunk of metal without knowing where it would go and what would happen is too likely to cause harm.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
If that can happen in a domain that requires the highest levels of reasoning, it can happen anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
“That doesn’t just happen by chance,” Emmett says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Shearer said she had "never really seen it happen to a male colleague".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
It won’t happen again, I tell myself because I need to tell myself this.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
As the new prime minister's universe settles, a key Labour figure observed: "We've had the amuse–bouche and it was very tasty. What happens next?"
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“What happens when your child is sick for four days?” she said.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Kids need to learn to use these technologies effectively, and I am sure they will, no matter what happens in schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Because the tissue comes from living human hearts, researchers can now study heart biology in a laboratory model that may more closely reflect what actually happens in patients.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
“I might let go of my Corn Pops plans, but only if dinner happens to be jambalaya,” she says slyly.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"Everything happened in seconds," she said, adding that those who made it off the ship had not even had time to put on life jackets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
What happened in Dover demonstrated some of his new ways of working.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
After learning what had happened in New York and Washington, they chose to fight back against their hijackers, almost certainly saving countless more lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“There are lots of ways to address what happened on 9/11,” Rosenbaum said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It seemed strange to be back at school again after so much had happened.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
He used a largely unknown cast and shot with an almost documentary immediacy, cutting between the plane and air-traffic controllers trying to make sense of what was happening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
One reason nothing is happening is an inertia from government officials who do not know want to do.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Eventually they have to score and eventually they have to win too, but I don't see both things happening this weekend.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
If you’re trying to understand what’s happening online: Raising a kid today requires spending a lot of time navigating digital platforms.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
Jonathan wondered if she had just realized what was happening.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
