happens
Example Sentences
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French onion soup, after all, is fundamentally a celebration of what happens when onions are pushed to their limit.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
What’s odd is not that the court denied certiorari in any of these cases—something that happens with about 95 percent of all petitions.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
“Whatever happens is going to directly affect us in the markets, and if I guess right, it’s great — but if I guess wrong, I lose the farm,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
"So when something like this happens it's a signal from the Iranian authorities to the British government."
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
I wiggle the little controller thing—the mouse—but nothing happens then, either.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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