happening
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Whether I’m opting for a test myself or my physician orders it, I always get a little thrill when technology offers a new view of what is happening inside my body.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
True to his mission, Kenig got behind the steering wheel and raced towards the Gaza border in the early hours of October 7, 2023 after a colleague alerted him to what was happening.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
“When our bodies finally wake up and understand what has been happening throughout all these years.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
For Smith, who lived in Bradford for more than 40 years, the inclusion of his photos is also recognition that some of the cultural shifts reshaping 1990s Britain were happening far beyond London.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“Jay Berry,” she said, “you’d better get up. Breakfast is almost ready, and things are liable to start happening around here today.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The Southern California natives are sure to shake hands after games and discuss happenings back home while never forgetting that “Winter is Coming.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
What makes “Recession” so vivid, and so unsettling, is that Mr. Goodspeed rarely finds recessions caused by a single one of these shocks, but by a series of adverse happenings over a short period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The litigation unveiled the private happenings of Hollywood elite, including texts and emails from Lively, Baldoni and their host of A-list friends.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Then again, it’s all too easy to be distracted from the desultory happenings on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
So that the day began with two extraordinary happenings.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
