happen
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"But it had to happen, it did happen, it was just downhill from there."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
It can happen — for example, if you inherit from a sibling who never married or had children — but it’s far less common than inheriting from a parent or grandparent.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
“That didn’t happen, but what did happen is that Kolby found a way to come back full circle to the basic principles of love and aloha.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
And IBM would be the bridge making this happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
You will get through your entire shift without another telephone call; it won’t happen again.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
It’s a nice story, but what happens to Emma is more common.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
When that happens, there is naturally a shift to try and make that event "an occasion and a moment rather than a game," he adds.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
“You can’t describe the feelings because everything happens so fast,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
What happens when you launch a 671-hp Bentley up the Duke of Richmond’s treacherous driveway?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“What if the same thing that happened to you happens to me?”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
As is often the case with stories told at bars, we are missing some details, so it is hard to say exactly what happened.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
Paradoxically, this shift has happened as the public has gained greater knowledge about mental-health issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
My colleagues and I studied what happened after some states expanded Medicaid in 2014 while others did not.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
As Nathan drove home with his mom, he still couldn’t believe what had happened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
At Bos en Hoven Straat, however, Peter was a hero as one by one his family made us describe again what had happened.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
CardiOmicScore was designed to provide a more current picture of what is happening inside the body.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
We can’t be sure if that’s happening rapidly enough to make a difference, but it remains true that every decision we make now to lower emissions will help to create a more livable future.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Corporate investigations and prosecutions that were happening a few years ago “have pretty much been dialed way back,” said Evan T. Barr, a former federal prosecutor now with the law firm Reed Smith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Actions have been taken to strengthen these processes and reduce the risk of such an incident happening again."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
It just seemed like she was telling me a story about me and I wanted to know for sure what was happening so I could make a plan.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
