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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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

I told him to “keep cool,” that he’d soon catch on to the happenings.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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