happen

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“I’m not, for lack of a better way of saying it, dying for it to happen, but I’d just like to find some way to communicate to everyone on either side that everything’s fine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

No one really knows what’s going to happen.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In part due to the explosion, AST expects a three- to six-month delay in launching its commercial service, which could now happen in the first half of 2027 according to William Blair analyst Louie DiPalma.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

With better global health, development, and humanitarian assistance—with an ongoing connection to these communities—these kinds of interventions could happen faster, even, ideally, before an outbreak occurs.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Then Grandma knocked on my door and suggested I log out or something tragic might happen to the router.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows