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  • present participle of happen.
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happening

[hap-uh-ning] / ˈhæp ə nɪŋ /


Example Sentences

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And that’s basically what has been happening over the past few weeks, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“SpaceX is happening on Friday, but we may be getting OpenAI and Anthropic later in the year,” Sam Taube, NerdWallet’s lead investing writer, said in an interview.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“I’ve never heard of that happening before,” said former federal prosecutor Rick Mountcastle, speaking generally about DOJ protocols.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Matches are happening across the US, Canada and Mexico, with England's group games starting at 2100 and 2200 BST and Scotland's even later at 2300 and 0200.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He’s still convinced one of us may develop an interest in his beloved language, even though I’ve informed him there’s a zéro percent chance of that happening.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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