happen
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"But it had to happen, it did happen, it was just downhill from there."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“That didn’t happen, but what did happen is that Kolby found a way to come back full circle to the basic principles of love and aloha.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
It’s unclear what will happen with the complaint.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“A big part of this work is about pacing. There are so many things to do, but really only one or two things that need to happen at one time,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“How does that happen? What makes it happen?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The atmosphere right now is hopeful, with one senior figure telling me the optimism around Burnham "feels like a family wedding but it depends what happens after. Andy can't just give the love to everyone".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“You can’t describe the feelings because everything happens so fast,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Everything happens much more quickly,” he said, explaining how PIX and satellite internet mean villagers no longer spend days on the river to buy a bag of rice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
All this happens after Zack turns up with a missing toe, which Anna suspects Max orchestrated.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
“That’s what happens in all the best stories for kids!”
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
"I hate that this happened, especially this early," Tuskegee's mayor said.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
"So, evidence preserved on the Moon's static surface can be used to infer what happened on Earth and Mars in ancient times."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
“It all happened very quickly,” he said at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Ockenden's review team also investigated what happened, and said the documents were sent to Natalie in response to her SAR.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But I will tell you because I want you to know the story as it happened, not simply as I would have wished it to happen.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Corporate investigations and prosecutions that were happening a few years ago “have pretty much been dialed way back,” said Evan T. Barr, a former federal prosecutor now with the law firm Reed Smith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"Actions have been taken to strengthen these processes and reduce the risk of such an incident happening again."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“He’s unable to process what’s happening in front of him.”
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Real life is happening on the ground,” Angle added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s becoming caustic and accusatory, and I don’t understand how or why it’s happening this way.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
