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Dimitrios Tsakonas, the head of Greece’s Public Debt Management Agency, played a vital, behind-the-scenes role in making this happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
These slow, cautious ape introductions do happen – when an animal moves from one zoo group to another, for example.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
“Or alternatively, it could happen based on the congressional export control proposals.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Akarsu and his colleagues decided to investigate what would happen if that restriction were removed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
That didn’t happen as often anymore, but he knew she still got sad about her grandpa.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
For what it’s worth, elder financial abuse also frequently happens in secrecy, although that does not mean it can’t also occur in plain sight.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026
Understanding what happens to magma before it reaches the surface is essential for assessing volcanic hazards.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
As it happens, some of the buses belonged to the Satmar Hasidic community, which rejects Zionism on religious grounds, but the distinction escaped whoever vandalized the buses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
So what happens if your sister asks you about the money?
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
“What happens in the Arctic stays in the Arctic.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Second, you can talk to your cousin, find out what happened with their car, and make it clear that you’re keeping an eye on things.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026
I was never interested in any kind of re-enactment of what happened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Ships have operated safely on the Mississippi River for years, Landry said, pledging to investigate what happened.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Hongjoong: When we recorded “From,” it was our pre-debut song, so it was before all of this happened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
“I saw a Flash of him breaking up with Candace. I guess it happened today.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Biomarkers provide measurable information about what is happening inside the body.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
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
If not, they can often still be happening at ten o'clock at night.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
There’s so much happening in your later scene together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
He would have gone for Weird or Am I dreaming again? or What is happening?
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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