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happening

[hap-uh-ning] / ˈhæp ə nɪŋ /


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But there are good returns on investment in shifting your choice of powertrain from internal combustion engine to batteries, and it’s happening at an accelerating rate.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But consider just three consequences that are already happening in the real world as a result of government actions like those challenged Thursday.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

As a child, he remembers being “always worried,” even though “nothing was happening to me that was particularly different than any other kids, but I certainly seemed to feel it more and took it harder.”

From Salon • May 15, 2026

And it’s all happening just as Memorial Day sales are supposed to get customers opening their wallets.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

I found myself zoning out in class, wondering what was happening to her.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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