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happenings

NOUN
current affairs
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NOUN
hard news
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The litigation unveiled the private happenings of Hollywood elite, including texts and emails from Lively, Baldoni and their host of A-list friends.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

They’re all free “drop-in” happenings, with no registration required.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Then again, it’s all too easy to be distracted from the desultory happenings on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Army basic-training instructor, he became a trendsetter in California’s 1960s alternative culture, hanging out with Ken Kesey, designing multimedia happenings and, in 1968, launching the Whole Earth Catalog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Meanwhile, from my bedroom window, I could observe most of the real-world happenings on our block of Euclid Avenue.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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