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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

David Lindsay-Abaire sets his comic sights on the contentious happenings within a wealthy suburb’s neighborhood association in a new play directed by Kenny Leon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The news outlet recorded the coastal community’s quotidian happenings for generations, documenting births, marriages, deaths, soccer games, high school graduations, Fourth of July parades, the Mr. and Miss Palisades contest and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Other happenings signal that significant changes may be on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

They spoke of many things, old and new, and Frodo questioned Gildor much about happenings in the wide world outside the Shire.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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