happening

Example Sentences

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I believe that one of my roles, as someone harmed by this regime and now living in exile, is to speak out on behalf of those who have no voice, to talk about what's happening.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The FA will look into who participated in the spying, assessing the culpability of those who encouraged it or knew it was happening.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“I am just hoping there are ways, inshallah, to prevent something like this from ever happening again.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

But what was happening in the industrial southeast remained a bit of a mystery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

An explanation for all the weird stuff happening would have been nice, I guess.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller