happen
Example Sentences
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He’s become a player who can be counted on, and he’s especially valuable to a team that happens to badly need youth and athleticism, as the Lakers do.
From Los Angeles Times
That’s already happening in Los Angeles, but depending on the site, the conversions can be difficult and expensive.
From Los Angeles Times
“Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” is happening whether we observe its effect to resurrect live scripted event programming or not.
From Salon
"Before it happened, me and my husband were inside," she said, speaking through tears from her hospital bed.
From BBC
And as much as we might think innovations happen fast—perhaps true in software but rarely in other areas—Bell Labs’ example shows that breakthroughs often happen slowly, and with painstaking effort.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.