happen
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Meteor showers happen when the Earth passes through trails of debris from asteroids or comets - a snowball of frozen rock and gas orbiting the Sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Certain things have to happen in “House of the Dragon” for it to align with “Game of Thrones,” including the end of the age of dragons, which means Rhaenyra must fail, big time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"I didn't tell anyone until the very last day because I wasn't sure it would happen... I didn't have much time to say goodbye," said Arafat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Einstein’s equations predicted what should happen, but someone still had to carry a telescope to the right place, wait beneath a darkened sky and look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
If it is meant to be, she says, it will happen.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
He added that they would be sticking by Wrexham AFC whatever happens with the team in the future, and has put down a deposit on a season ticket.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
If that happens, today’s valuations may prove far less demanding than they appear.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
But trauma triggers can be an issue when conception happens outside a clinic, in the context of a loving relationship—and they can be scary to deal with.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves directly between Earth and the Sun, covering the Sun and casting a narrow region of Earth into darkness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
When that happens, she closes the eyes of the dead and prays for them.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Det Ch Insp Paul Waller said: "Our investigation is progressing at pace and detectives are working to establish exactly what happened in the time leading up to this woman's death."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The same shrinkage happened for workers in their late 20s, but on a smaller scale.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
And that might have happened, if the Sex Pistols had booked their first U.S. tour through the kinds of major, music-friendly cities that most bands visit.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The person then reportedly "panicked and left the premises" after realising what had happened, according to the Ofcom statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
I told them what had happened on the Barteljorisstraat and gave them the Amsterdam address.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The AI’s creators and users can be unaware this is happening because, as some AI developers admit, people don’t always know why AI does what it does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"I think everyone thought I was quite deluded. I had a vision of this happening, but I didn't quite know how we were going to achieve it," says Meadows.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
I think you also have, as this is all happening, a kind of professionalization of the Supreme Court.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
“It was also a moment to thank God for what was happening and immediately start preparing for the match.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Well, I amended, they hadn’t exactly seen it, since enough of the original time travelers had had the conscience and forethought to realize what was happening and fix things before everything went too haywire.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
