happen

Definition for happen

verb as in come to pass; occur

Strongest matches

appear, arise, arrive, crop up, develop, fall, go on, hit, materialize, meet, pass, result, take effect, take place, transpire

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befall, betide, bump, chance, down, ensue, eventuate, follow, issue, light, proceed, recur, shake, smoke, spring, stumble, supervene

Weak matches

be found, become a fact, become known, become of, come about, come after, come into being, come into existence, come off, luck, present itself, stumble upon, turn out, turn up, what goes

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Or at least the portion of his story that’s already happened.

From Los Angeles Times

From a personal finance perspective, consider being mindful of what's happening with tariffs and be prepared to change consumption if prices start to rise, without getting too ahead of yourself in terms of anticipatory overspending.

From Salon

“When this 11th Circuit vote happened, I was meeting with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI Director,” Vance wrote.

From Salon

This happens everywhere except for the very top of the skull to give the brain space to grow.

From BBC

But that is not what she publicly claimed happened at first.

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