transpire
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While major chip makers have some helium supply in reserve, there’s some uncertainty about what would transpire if the conflict were to drag on and disrupt helium production over a longer span.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
The basic premise appears to be that the scrap for survival takes no account of big names - once you're down there anything can transpire.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
An ordinary illustrator might have dramatized the scene at ground level; St. John literally elevates his image by having the conflict transpire in midair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Being able to go into “Love Is Blind,” and hide everything and it just be myself, my personality and my confidence, and see relationships grow and transpire — honestly, it was magical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
When a word is used for too many things, it ends up meaning nothing. transpire.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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Freedom of the seas, it transpires, is challenging to enforce.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
There is a collective, unwritten understanding that what transpires within a team, stays in the team.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
This woman, it transpires, is fleeing an unhappy marriage; she invites herself onboard and persuades Jatgeir to run away with her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
He’ll move in place for much of the show, remaining silent as a fantastical life transpires around him — dancers, ornately costumed characters and larger-than-life puppets will surreally reflect the journey of life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
Nor can all that transpires in the wider culture—from Stonewall to Will & Grace to Brokeback Mountain to Glee to a U.S. president declaring his support for legalized gay marriage—change every mind in Levittown.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Alas, the old girl couldn’t compete with the assortment of crises that transpired during the show’s three-week hiatus, including the once-in-a-lifetime comedy opportunity presented by explosive headlines about explosive diarrhea.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
The way events transpired at Trent Bridge was hugely dramatic.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Quebec Premier Christine Frechette said she was "deeply shaken by the tragic events," while urging people to "avoid speculation," about what transpired.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The termination of the workers who lack due process job protections, including some teachers, transpired without an announcement but has been confirmed by officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Rod asked me what had transpired, so I told him what I remembered.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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"What ended up transpiring was that I was quite good at the beauty industry job," she says and eventually she dropped out of university to pursue a career in it.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
I let myself get wrapped up in everything that was transpiring in the portal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
Paul Vieira covers Canada for The Wall Street Journal, and is based in Ottawa.He writes about what’s transpiring in the U.S.’s northern neighbor with an eye toward the broader global context.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
“I think it was hard enough for the SEC and others to understand what was transpiring in the market then.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
The horror transpiring in front of me, suspended for one disbelieving instant.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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