happen
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As for what could be a turning point for this story, Hartnett and his team are looking at two things that could happen in the coming months.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
If that does in fact happen, it could take years for Minnesota’s extradition request to be heard by Mexican courts, which would ultimately decide the issue.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Robert Harris’s novel recounts the fall of the Roman Republic through the eyes of the general who helped make it happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Camden show, which was originally scheduled for Aug. 26, will now happen on Sept. 5.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
I keep imagining what might happen if I find him.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
He’s made one genuinely optimistic film, 2015’s “The Martian,” which also happens to be his biggest box office success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“This is what happens in chemistry sometimes: You get a molecule, and it does something a little more than you expect.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
When that happens, gardeners may want to consider whether they are using too much fertilizer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Every incident that happens is getting in the media and on social media and that heightens awareness of everything that's going on and feeds into people not feeling safe in their homes," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
When that happens, she closes the eyes of the dead and prays for them.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
A study I worked on with law professor Lois Lupica tracked what happened over two decades to both people who had and had not declared bankruptcy.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
He said to watch what happened to him at Apollo, at the end, after 32 years with Black and Rowan, was “personally very upsetting” and “a lot to live through.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Kitchen and her husband, described as her "soul mate", were starting a six-week holiday to Singapore, Indonesia and Australia when the incident happened in May 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The finance ministry data released on Friday showed that the market interventions happened between July 30 and August 26, but did not specify exact dates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was more than two weeks before I saw Kik again to ask him what had happened.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Town halls are usually a big part of company culture, but he hasn’t heard of any happening yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"That is the question that everybody is asking, is how do we prevent something like this from happening in the future," Griffen said, adding that mothers need to be connected with better resources.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
As Myanmar's leader at the time, she was sharply criticised for how her government responded to the killings, including by playing down what was happening or suggesting that the severity of the violence was exaggerated.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
That’s what’s currently happening in the race for U.S.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Wolf watched what was happening with ears swiveling: as if, thought Torak, the pouch were making some kind of noise.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
