transpired
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For example, if you spoke to a customer-service rep who couldn’t resolve the issue, note the date and time of that call and what transpired.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
"But I believe this is a conversation that one needs to have after we have a careful reflection as to what has transpired, especially in recent days and hours," he told BBC Newsnight.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
What transpired during the exercise, with the details reported here for the first time, exposed serious tactical shortcomings and vulnerabilities in high-intensity drone combat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Attorney, said that what transpired in college basketball was even worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Exactly eight days after Kepler’s discovery of his third law, the incident that unleashed the Thirty Years’ War transpired in Prague.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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