happening

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These proteins can provide clues about what is happening across organs and tissues throughout the body.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Would it be a mistake to read this film as an allegory for what’s happening now in the world?

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

"We weren't sure what was happening," she said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“It’s not just intimate contact, it’s not just close contact. There is evidence that it spread without those things happening but it was absent from the official messaging for at least a week.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Moshom seemed unfazed, but Kathy just sat there with the plate in front of her, wondering what was happening.

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