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happen

[hap-uhn] / ˈhæp ən /


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These are foundational building blocks of deliciousness, no less worthy because they happen to arrive in powdered form.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The signing on Tuesday didn’t happen in a public ceremony, and the final version of the executive order drew criticism.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

"But you can't leave a scene mid-way... if it is an action scene where fighters are involved, anything can happen... it is not like shutting a laptop and working for an IT company."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

But when you ran a zoo, “zoo things” were going to happen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

This means that the negative results must happen twelve times in a row.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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