- present participle of happen.
happening
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That risk is particularly important in the years just before and after retirement: A large market decline early in retirement can damage your portfolio more than a similar decline happening many years later.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Glancing at the political calendar, though, the gains are happening right on schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Here’s the thing about the Neko Health scan: It’s not an MRI, so it can’t see into your organs or skeleton and check for any issues happening there.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Building an apparently unshakeable reputation as friendly, caring and trustworthy with the adults she encountered outside her home was part of how she concealed what was happening."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Because for the first time since Gingersnipes had arrived, he knew what was happening and what must be done.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
What makes “Recession” so vivid, and so unsettling, is that Mr. Goodspeed rarely finds recessions caused by a single one of these shocks, but by a series of adverse happenings over a short period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The litigation unveiled the private happenings of Hollywood elite, including texts and emails from Lively, Baldoni and their host of A-list friends.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
They’re all free “drop-in” happenings, with no registration required.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
This collection of notable happenings, updated every week, will keep you up appraised of ways to join the celebrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
He pored over her flowery script as she recounted the happenings of her life.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
