happen
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"I felt that something would happen with some of our top players," O'Neill said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"According to current calculations... this could happen on Tuesday or Wednesday," Magyar told a press conference at the plant, which has already reduced output in recent days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Jonathan Chait: This is an abstract theoretical point that’s unlikely to happen any time soon, but you never know.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
That means disability beneficiaries could feel the effects of OASI’s shortfall, too, although anything could still happen.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was one thing to believe that such things were possible thousands of years ago, another to have it happen now, to us, this very day.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"What happens next matters even more. Implementation and verification have to be real," Mladenov wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
BBC's Sarah Rainsford explains what may have triggered the surge in crossings and what happens next.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
That happens more often than people might think.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The biggest variable between now and November is energy, Harker said, and no economic tool allows the administration to control what happens in the Persian Gulf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Yes, it breaks my heart into a million pieces to say this, but I know it happens.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
"Relevant authorities will now be investigating the incident to understand exactly what happened so it would not be appropriate for us to comment further at this stage."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Future historians may make their living trying to figure out what happened to McConnell — hell, that story might become a comic book, though not one as popular as Superman.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Once money is sent, “there’s just nothing I can do to help them,” Spencer said, recalling a time something similar happened to one of her clients.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
"For now, we can't say anything about what exactly has happened," he added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
As I took his hand the most incredible thing happened.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Rob Gunther: We should be clear before we start this conversation: Abolishing the Senate has very little chance of happening right now, right?
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
He attaches clippings of or links to fawning newspaper profiles and columns, but not to stories about what was happening in the civilian population of his country as it went through a crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He said a fix to stop this happening again will be rolled out in an upcoming update.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
He said he related to the pain and tragedy the character goes through, and to the idea of a superhero story that felt like it was happening in a real place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
He would have gone for Weird or Am I dreaming again? or What is happening?
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
