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Rather than passively receiving information, the brain continually uses patterns and previous experience to anticipate what might happen next.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
“That can happen to a country,” said Julian Le Vay, a former director of finance and procurement for Britain’s prison service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"At first it was almost like I didn't believe it because I thought that was like impossible for something like that to happen."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
So when a strategist downgrades the sector from overweight to market-weight and swaps the exposure to healthcare, investors should pay attention —because it doesn’t happen very often.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
There was no telling what might happen if he took the Nanuak into the cave.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
This type of stroke happens when a blood vessel supplying the brain becomes blocked, cutting off oxygen and nutrients to brain tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
"The biggest myth about grief is that it happens in neat, orderly stages and that you eventually get over it," said Dawson.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Some autumnal ale: It can be delightful when craft breweries churn out seasonally inspired flavors, but what happens when we start being served pumpkin beer in August, or Christmas beer before Halloween?
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
It’s hard to stand up in moments like these, but look what happens when we don’t.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
‘If it happens again, she faces punishment like everyone else.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
“The same thing happened with Rosalía,” adds Calvo of the multimillion-selling Spanish star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The lesson Holmes is referencing is the couple’s big relationship reveal, which happened while they were both anchors on “GMA3” and married to other people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
"What happened after that no one knows," he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
They also had to be in direct contact -- a few millimeters apart, and nothing significant happened.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
I just wanted to forget Russell, forget that any of this had happened.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Jim Paulsen, who’s seen a few cycles over his four-plus decades in the investment business, says part of what’s happening amid high inflation and moribund jobs growth seems familiar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
I just read Dress Up Gang won awards at SXSW—you really have some big things happening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
“We need to keep an eye on sentiment and the other dynamics that are happening there, but we’re not anticipating a lot of shift in behavior.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Terrible things are happening, but it's far out at sea," said Todorin Ibovski, 66, a surgeon picking apples and figs with his wife.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
I’m not sure what’s happening, but I know enough to feel embarrassed.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
