as in to occur
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Recent Examples of happen
Most of this production happens in Vietnam, since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement provides tariff relief if garments are made of fabrics from Vietnam, South Korea or countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
The shooting happened near the food truck, which was stopped near Slauson Avenue and Holmes Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department officers told CBS LA.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 May 2026
In the post's caption, Foran wrote that the incident happened while his team was on a rotation up Everest at Camp 1.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Eight weeks into a semester, something unexpected happened in my business analytics practicum.
—Shannon McKeen, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
The shooting happened near the food truck, which was stopped near Slauson Avenue and Holmes Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department officers told CBS LA.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 May 2026
In the post's caption, Foran wrote that the incident happened while his team was on a rotation up Everest at Camp 1.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Eight weeks into a semester, something unexpected happened in my business analytics practicum.
—Shannon McKeen, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happen
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One skirmish occurred in May 2021, when members of Moms for Liberty (M4L) began to target school board meetings in Williamson County, Tennessee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The City of Philadelphia soon filed a suit, claiming that any changes to the site must be agreed upon between the city and NPS, which the city says did not occur.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
20 May 2026
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And then all of a sudden, here comes Miranda Lambert in her little pink hat.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The existing political infrastructure has no way of accommodating migration on the coming scale, which will evacuate departure economies, and overwhelm destination societies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Verb
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On one side there was a swing, a slide and a tricycle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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In addition to traditional treatments, there are holistic therapies like sound healing, Reiki, and shirodhara, an ancient Ayurvedic remedy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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The advantage that Republicans might hope to obtain by this November, could, hypothetically, grow even more if the Democrats did nothing before 2028.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Isn’t that what a team captain would do?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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“Happen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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