happen

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Before that, there were no rules about when companies must respond and what would happen if they didn't.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He would skip meals, worried that something bad would happen if he took a break while at work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Whether the proximity between Trump and his new Fed chair translates into policy is the question investors are desperately seeking to answer, though they don’t think that will happen soon.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The writer Emma Rosenblum wonders: What would happen if we all agreed to put down the Botox?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

What would happen if she never made it to the Afterlife?

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