what's happening
Example Sentences
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"Once you understand what's happening inside the material, you can design devices to take advantage of it," Professor Qi said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Mr. Vile is a fine guitarist, skilled at both finger-style acoustic playing and winding electric leads, and many of the tracks here are anchored by what’s happening instrumentally rather than by his singing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"It will give patients the leverage to say... 'it's in the name, what's happening to me is metabolic and endocrinological'," she said.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
“But that shouldn’t be the headline. It should be what’s happening in here. And what’s happening with the families.”
From Slate • May 29, 2026
I grip it hard as his arm goes around my waist, to ground myself in what’s happening, to convince myself that I am here and that this moment, high above everything, is real.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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