happening

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One taxi driver transporting BBC World Service colleagues expressed their surprise that such an event was set to begin, saying "There's a World Cup happening? Who's playing?"

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

AI’s advances have paved the way for “a multitude of golden ages” happening simultaneously, Bezos said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

With so many World Cup events and watch parties happening around the city, organizers say public transportation or rideshare is the best way to get to the event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"What is happening today is the complete collapse of the community as a result of the settlers' continuous and repeated attacks," Farhan Jahaleen, a Bedouin from the village, told AFP in January.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“This whole conversation has been happening in my head,” he scolded himself.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el