- present participle of happen.
happening
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That seems to be what is happening at United now but, while Carrick appears to be under increasing pressure, the club's problems are definitely not just down to who their manager is.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
He said the mourners "at first did not grasp what was happening".
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
"I didn't have my phone with me, and I didn't know what was happening."
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Military work in Space is nothing new, and has been happening since the dawn of the space age in the 1950s.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Neither Father nor Betsie seemed to care that this was happening more and more.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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But rest assured, we’ll be back in your inbox with more wild happenings on Monday.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
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
Then again, it’s all too easy to be distracted from the desultory happenings on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
A very unusual combination of circumstances has so far saved the runs of the Northwest Miramichi from the destruction that was anticipated — a constellation of happenings that might not occur again in a century.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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