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happen

[hap-uhn] / ˈhæp ən /


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“This has got to stop, we can’t have a society that allows this to happen, we have got to make a stand, so please, no more,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"I didn't know what was gonna happen," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Experts, activists and records prepared by veterinarians at events say these numbers probably are conservative and underrepresent the extent of injuries that happen at rodeos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"But the facts about what did and did not happen to them are not at issue in this trust litigation."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I tell her things I’ve wanted to tell her for years but was always afraid to, for fear of what would happen if he found out I’d spilled his secrets.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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