- present participle of happen.
happening
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If you’re trying to understand what’s happening online: Raising a kid today requires spending a lot of time navigating digital platforms.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
RBC sees a 70% chance of this happening and says the move could help Sanofi as it reshapes its portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Emeritus Rabbi of the New North London synagogue told the BBC he wanted to show that what was happening to Palestinians there mattered to him and his community.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
To reconstruct what was happening tectonically at the time, the researchers used magnetic fabric analysis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Time just had a way of stealing up on you and drawing people away before you realized what was happening.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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The litigation unveiled the private happenings of Hollywood elite, including texts and emails from Lively, Baldoni and their host of A-list friends.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra, Yorgos Lanthimos’ photography exhibition, Nicholas Pilapil’s new play and more arts headlines and happenings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
When the sun vanishes early and the chill of darkness comes on deep and fast, there has always been an instinct to gather around a source of warmth and illumination for tales of fearsome happenings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Army basic-training instructor, he became a trendsetter in California’s 1960s alternative culture, hanging out with Ken Kesey, designing multimedia happenings and, in 1968, launching the Whole Earth Catalog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
As strange as Logan County was, as often as its residents dealt with odd threats and weird occurrences and mysterious happenings, it wasn’t all bad.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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