happen
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That reaction produced the familiar signs of inflammation, including pain, redness, heat, and swelling, similar to what can happen after an injury or infection.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Releasing a hurtling hunk of metal without knowing where it would go and what would happen is too likely to cause harm.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Or go about our business, hoping that they happen to other people?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
This feels like an important game for Ipswich after two successive defeats but I don't know why I am thinking they will get a point because that's not going to happen, is it?
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
What would happen if she never made it to the Afterlife?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The film's simple premise involves what happens when a wish comes true.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
As the new prime minister's universe settles, a key Labour figure observed: "We've had the amuse–bouche and it was very tasty. What happens next?"
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“What happens when your child is sick for four days?” she said.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
The question of what happens to a writer after his death has taken on new significance in the 21st century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Never mind. It doesn’t matter how I know. But I do. And whatever happens, you can’t tell the FBI. Promise me, Mavis.”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
"I think what happened was the minute she started to not respect the level of tennis her opponent was playing, she couldn't handle it at all," added Croft.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Everything happened in seconds," she said, adding that those who made it off the ship had not even had time to put on life jackets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
As it happened, I had worked late the night before, trying to think of something new to say about the government’s Microsoft antitrust lawsuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“There are lots of ways to address what happened on 9/11,” Rosenbaum said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Whatever had happened while she’d been gone had been good.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Casting his mind back, Uttam remembered that he decided to go outside, after smelling smoke, to check what was happening.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“This co-management agreement is really putting pen to paper on what is already happening on the ground,” said Geneva E.B.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
One reason nothing is happening is an inertia from government officials who do not know want to do.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
What's happening to the UK economy and how does it affect you?
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Llewelyn said that there were strange things happening in the Red Woods,” Glory told the guinea pig.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
