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happen

[hap-uhn] / ˈhæp ən /


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In the meantime, no one seems to know what will happen when the buses from Austin, Houston and Dallas round the bend on Highway 39 next month—if they are allowed to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

It’s highly doubtful this will happen, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

At a house where a construction worker dumped lumber onto the sidewalk, Phillips strode up and asked what the thought would happen to the scrap pile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

More than that, I worried what would happen when it came out.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Say what I caused to happen on that awful night.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse