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transpire

[tran-spahyuhr] / trænˈspaɪər /




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While major chip makers have some helium supply in reserve, there’s some uncertainty about what would transpire if the conflict were to drag on and disrupt helium production over a longer span.

From MarketWatch Mar. 13, 2026

That does not look like it will transpire, as personal terms between City and the player are not expected to be an issue.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

“Although the events of April were somewhat of an outlier, a slightly less extreme version of those kind of episodes may well transpire again.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Each, it will transpire, carries a burden of guilt dating from the invasion.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

An unaccountable serenity had stolen upon me; I felt the operations of my wits as clean and mechanical, aiming only at that which needed to transpire: the flight at the appointed time across the mud.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

In an era when short TikTok and YouTube videos are being blamed for eroding attention spans and fueling a reading crisis, social media, it transpires, is creating new audiences for the classics.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Freedom of the seas, it transpires, is challenging to enforce.

From MarketWatch Apr. 21, 2026

Learning to cook, it transpires, was the second strand of her plan to reclaim some normality after the whirlwind of her early 20s.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2026

This woman, it transpires, is fleeing an unhappy marriage; she invites herself onboard and persuades Jatgeir to run away with her.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

Nor can all that transpires in the wider culture—from Stonewall to Will & Grace to Brokeback Mountain to Glee to a U.S. president declaring his support for legalized gay marriage—change every mind in Levittown.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Much of the regional violence that has since transpired reflects how Iran is trying to reset its relations with its neighbors and gain the upper hand, Pollack said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Alas, the old girl couldn’t compete with the assortment of crises that transpired during the show’s three-week hiatus, including the once-in-a-lifetime comedy opportunity presented by explosive headlines about explosive diarrhea.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Quebec Premier Christine Frechette said she was "deeply shaken by the tragic events," while urging people to "avoid speculation," about what transpired.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

What transpired down under was a more nuanced set of conditions, far more akin to what we would expect in the UK.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

What would have transpired, one may ask, had one responded slightly differently that evening she came in with her vase of flowers?

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

This Musk v Altman trial is transpiring as the public has only just started to grapple with AI's complicated entry into our lives.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

“I think it was hard enough for the SEC and others to understand what was transpiring in the market then.”

From Barron's Oct. 23, 2025

He writes about what’s transpiring in the U.S.’s northern neighbor with an eye toward the broader global context.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 25, 2025

What’s transpiring now is tremendous support from the entire family for both of them.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2024

The horror transpiring in front of me, suspended for one disbelieving instant.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon




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