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happening

[hap-uh-ning] / ˈhæp ə nɪŋ /


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But the hassle can make it feel like a couple of thousand dollars, especially if it keeps happening.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"I can have up to three a day but some days I don't have any - it depends how I feel and what else is happening," he told a newspaper interviewer in 1989.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

One is a mode of being, the other, of happening.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

She’s the reason why any of this is happening.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She also usually messages me all day, but she’s been quiet, and I’m scared because I don’t understand what’s happening, but I’m sure that something’s wrong.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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