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happening

[hap-uh-ning] / ˈhæp ə nɪŋ /


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It’s happening in the nick of time—Asian countries were on the verge of severe fuel shortages and have already begun to conserve their supplies.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

“We have a front-row seat to what’s happening in the marketplace,” Foley said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In some places, surges are happening more often than in the past.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

But during her first year of university, the symptoms started happening every day, even when she was not bleeding.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He’d never remembered that moment of kindness, for he’d been too close to death to understand what was happening.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman