happening
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Even more remarkably, the transfer of material appears to be happening so slowly that the star could continue feeding on its companion for hundreds of thousands of years, potentially even billions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
She said: "It is ridiculous. It really should not be happening in this day and age."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
That risk is particularly important in the years just before and after retirement: A large market decline early in retirement can damage your portfolio more than a similar decline happening many years later.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
I was rooting for the guy the whole time, but it’s like: How can I fall in love with this if I don’t know what’s happening?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
There was some exercise-in-chairs class happening that he wanted no part of.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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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
It’s all part of the strange happenings taking place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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
Jethro chose carefully from among the day’s happenings those things that he wished to tell them.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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