happen
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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
If that can happen in a domain that requires the highest levels of reasoning, it can happen anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Before that can happen, however, these machines need to become much more dependable.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Everything changed during the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and we all watched it happen, live on TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Allowing something like that to happen under my supervision. Not properly disciplining Louisa for her indiscretion. And Louisa couldn’t come forward because she—because.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
"And what happens then, nobody knows. But could it be catastrophic? Yes, it could."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“One of the most important things that happens after you lose someone is accommodation, meaning you start to adapt to a new normal,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
“What happens when your child is sick for four days?” she said.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Hotter planetary bodies are mechanically weaker than colder ones, and the simulations showed that this difference can dramatically affect what happens after impact.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
“As it happens, I didn’t have to come here,” Miss Genovese says dryly.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
"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
"She just started telling me where she was the day it happened, and just broke down in tears, explaining to me about all the firefighters that went in and never came out," Black recalled.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“There are lots of ways to address what happened on 9/11,” Rosenbaum said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The climax was the dedication of a memorial plaque explaining what had happened to Phineas and to brain science as a result.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
What's happening to the UK economy and how does it affect you?
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“The real question is whether this shift is happening fast enough,” Mehta added.
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
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
If only I had realized what was happening, if only I had realized which pieces were missing.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
