transpired
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You wake up worried about the world—what fresh horrors have transpired overnight?
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Andrews was found unconscious in a shower cubicle, with investigators working on the theory that he had either suffered a fall, a heart attack or, as transpired, an aneurysm, where a bulging blood vessel breaks.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
As if this knee-jerk response were anticipated, Sally reassures the audience that what they came to see will be different than what transpired before.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The event, it transpired, had not been viewed as paid professional work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
She wanted to know every single thing that transpired with her darling girl.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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