happen
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"Yes, of course I do. I would just like to know when it will happen, when all of this will finally end."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
I was 100% sure I knew exactly how I would handle things, and it didn’t happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Number of sewage spills the EPA estimates happen each year in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The second can happen much later, hundreds or even thousands of days after the star is initially destroyed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
It was something dropped by a Butterfly to change the future in some way, usually by revealing something that was about to happen so it could be changed.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Whatever happens, the lawsuit will still tell a powerful story.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
While Wall Street is divided on when Musk will actually push to combine the crown jewels of his empire, Nelson thinks there’s a 90% chance it happens by the end of next year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
What happens to a comedian’s work when he stops “chasing the dragon” of an immigrant struggle that caused him so much anger and pressure?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
This is why we see them and other streamers investing in more live content such as sports, which also happens to be the most expensive content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“It will be up to CPS what happens next. There must be protocol for this.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Nansi's godson, Dai Powell, campaigned for greater recognition and said stories of what happened were passed down through his family for decades.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
But the company had initially said it would start producing the vehicle in 2020, which never happened, and later missed other targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Let me just say that stranger things have happened, OK?”
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
A meltdown has already happened with lots of stocks having tumbled in value, according to Wall Street veteran Larry McDonald.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
I just wanted to forget Russell, forget that any of this had happened.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
“People are afraid. If there’s any wind of anything happening, they’re not coming in for a week,” said Matt Risinger, a builder in Austin, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
While Simon churned across the Pacific, satellites detected something remarkable happening far above the clouds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Or if there’s a festival happening at the Egyptian or something I wanted to see at Vidiots, maybe I’d do that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
During his appearance on BBC Breakfast, Goodburn called for more resource to be put into research and care, and for clinical trials happening elsewhere to be brought to the UK.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
What in the name of the all-knowing Afterlife was happening?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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