goings-on
plural noun
go·ings-on
ˌgō-iŋ-ˈzȯn 
ˌgȯ(-)iŋ-,
-ˈzän
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This only added importance to the meeting between Stan Kroenke, the owner of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment — the holding company of Arsenal Football Club — and his son, Josh, who is more engaged than ever with the goings-on in north London.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The director loves to bring seemingly disparate elements together within the same frame: a quiet nighttime highway on one side of the screen, sharply divided from a roaring seascape on the other; murderous goings-on outside a house, while someone makes love inside.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
There are fan sites and YouTube channels galore, dedicated to not only speculation and current HHN goings-on but chronicling the lore of past years and icons.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
But the actual athletic goings-on at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center are only part of the draw—the who’s-in-the-stands-with-whom intrigue at the US Open is arguably just as appealing.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2025
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The director loves to bring seemingly disparate elements together within the same frame: a quiet nighttime highway on one side of the screen, sharply divided from a roaring seascape on the other; murderous goings-on outside a house, while someone makes love inside.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
There are fan sites and YouTube channels galore, dedicated to not only speculation and current HHN goings-on but chronicling the lore of past years and icons.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
But the actual athletic goings-on at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center are only part of the draw—the who’s-in-the-stands-with-whom intrigue at the US Open is arguably just as appealing.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goings-on. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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