happen
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That’s because they happen to be playing one another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
It’s overwhelming these experiences, almost to the point where it makes me wonder, did they really happen or not?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The Big Bang presented an especially difficult engineering challenge because all three replacements had to happen simultaneously.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
"Not in 10 years, not in five years, not in two years; it needs to happen quickly under the timelines that we've established," he insisted.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
It won’t happen again, I tell myself because I need to tell myself this.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
In this first scenario, a huge wave is exactly what happens.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Capturing a moment as it happens is a quixotic dream for any artist, even television producers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
One of the clearest ways to identify quark–gluon plasma is to examine what happens when energetic quarks and gluons travel through it.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
It so happens that the Boston Symphony and Gewandhaus share a music director in Andris Nelsons, who has strived to bring the two orchestras together in joint projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“A coincidence,” Glory said, “is something that happens by chance.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The sheriff said those 20 recommendations were "comprehensive and wide-ranging", addressing all the ways in which railway safety could be improved in response to what happened.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Using neutron diffraction at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source, the scientists examined what happened to the magnetic structures inside the crystals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
That none of this happened is a testament to the very hard work that has been underway for years.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Something happened to my house in Malibu, so I’m just sort of living in hotels. So I don’t have the normal trick-or-treaters that I would like to enjoy tonight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
I can see Grandma Sadie looking at me intently, no doubt wondering what happened when I met with Wes.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Something unusual is happening inside the enormous atmosphere of Betelgeuse, one of the most recognizable stars in the night sky.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
This program was essentially built to be bilked, so it’s amusing that the state is now complaining that this is what’s happening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
They want to hear your opinion on the things happening in the world that we’re all experiencing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
But something interesting is happening here too: A whole lot of women are running for office, and few are remarking on it.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
I couldn’t bear the thought of anything bad happening to my big sister.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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