as in happening
to take place
whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on
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There's a productivity revolution happening right now, and generative AI is at its center.—
Rupesh Dabbir,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Analysts noted important differences in the spectacle of the military parade in Beijing and the current exercises happening with the US and its allies.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to the study, this happened before when single cells evolved to become multi-cellular organisms and social insects evolved into ultra-cooperative colonies, although biologists have been skeptical that such a transition is occurring in humans.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This peak, occurring periodically throughout the sun’s 11-year cycle, represents an increase in solar events like coronal mass ejections and solar flares.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Befalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befalling. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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