happen
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"It can look about a second, or so, ahead into the future for 20,000 different kind of combinations of things that might happen," Storey explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rain watered crops, and soaked in to recharge the groundwater that hydrated the city — something that can’t happen now, when something like 40% of the city is covered over, impermeable to rain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
She added: “I want justice for her. I want it to not happen to anyone else. It needs to stop.”
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I told someone on the phone that, I don't feel safe, for this to happen in the morning, so we are not safe," said another resident Zanele Vilakazi.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
If it is meant to be, she says, it will happen.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
That race happens in New York, as does much of what Mr. Wilson covers, here and in his show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“We can’t control AI as it exists right now. It’s getting more powerful. What happens if that continues? That’s all you need to think about,” said Leahy, of ControlAI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I’m sorry to say, it happens, especially in Oklahoma.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
But it is how he deals with those defeats that will decide what happens next.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But now, as I hold the picture up to rehang it on its hook, something happens.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Another five died when the same thing happened to the Lankershim Bridge in Universal City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sutherland said his aim was to identify the baby, what happened to him and when he was placed under the floorboards.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
That hasn’t happened, though, and it isn’t likely to occur anytime soon, The Wall Street Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Over the decades, this has happened in the air, in the oceans, and in cyberspace, so why not in space?
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Did Peter get caught? What happened? I want to know what happened.”
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
In other words, the talks may already be happening behind the scenes, even if there isn’t yet a public breakthrough or a clear timeline.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The same thing is happening at Iran’s land borders with Turkey, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, dealing Tehran a self-inflicted blow and throttling trade through its few remaining economic release valves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It is still orbiting within its young star's dusty disk, giving scientists a rare opportunity to study planet formation while it is still happening.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
But I thought back to Wentworth Park, where I had interpreted his quietness as something happening to him.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
And that was when I realized what was happening.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
