happen
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It has left those in custody unsure of what will happen next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Whoever you choose, whether it’s an adult child, a relative, or a professional executor, you should have multiple discussions about the role they will take on and what you want to happen after you die.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Because most book sales happen in the first few weeks, continuing to promote the book through podcasts, TV shows and live events is crucial to keep buzz going after the initial excitement subsides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
They had expressed concern about whether something similar could happen in their organisations, he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
But since that didn’t happen, I hope that Grandma is still willing to help me try again.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
To investigate what happens inside superheated magma, the researchers recreated volcanic conditions in the laboratory using material collected from the Tajogaite eruption.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
A carefully planned marketing strategy’s true test is what happens when it hits the real world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The question now is what happens when a star implodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Consider what happens to that number with even just a marginal improvement in effectiveness and immunization rates.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
“I might let go of my Corn Pops plans, but only if dinner happens to be jambalaya,” she says slyly.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The California State Athletic Commission says the event shouldn’t have happened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The computer age would have happened without them, but it wouldn’t have happened the same way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The company said the reports related to a different part of the site - not the part where the blast happened.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Using mice with acute viral infections, the team examined what happened to their immune systems after the animals had recovered.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
I just wanted to forget Russell, forget that any of this had happened.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Without journalists like these, whose work was transmitted to AFP's thousands of media clients, the outside world would have had no idea what was happening inside Gaza, Lam Trong said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
The researchers also examined patterns of brain activity to better understand what might be happening behind these behavioral differences.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Not because of what is happening now, but because what is happening now is so at odds with what happened last season.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
There’s so much happening in your later scene together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
He clawed at the stall wall in a panic, until, suddenly, he understood what was happening.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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