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happen

[hap-uhn] / ˈhæp ən /


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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

There are two options with what will happen to the tank, Covey said, which started experiencing a rise in temperatures Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Sometimes facts start to get in the way of a good story, and that is beginning to happen.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

A story whose very premise ensures that little can happen poses a narrative challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Leah responded, “In the name of common sense, how did they happen to be there, nearly six feet beneath the cellar bottom?”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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