as in to occur
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Recent Examples of happen
These closures aren’t happening because of poor performance or low satisfaction, but because working families can’t afford both property taxes and private school tuition.
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
But what those ads don’t show—and what much of the broader conversation still overlooks—is what happens next.
—Tara Comonte, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
However, that did not happen with Luka Modric last season and does not appear to be the case with Carvajal either, as things stand.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Watch the crash Video and photos of the crash show the damage that happened as a result.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
But what those ads don’t show—and what much of the broader conversation still overlooks—is what happens next.
—Tara Comonte, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
However, that did not happen with Luka Modric last season and does not appear to be the case with Carvajal either, as things stand.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Watch the crash Video and photos of the crash show the damage that happened as a result.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happen
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Officials gave conflicting explanations for the closure, leaving the public unsure about what actually occurred in the skies above El Paso.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Before Tuesday, the most recent party-line vote failure occurred in July involving cryptocurrency and appropriations bills.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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As court proceedings have begun, some of those documents will be coming unsealed, including the affidavit.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Any future erosion would have to come overwhelmingly from one of two places.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the Sierra population, there are about 20 Sierra Nevada red foxes living in the Cascade mountain range of Northern California.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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First, there are the concentric circle features, which look like wispy shells of ejecta blown off of the star.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The southern Portuguese city of Alcacer do Sal, about 60 miles from Lisbon, was battling rising waters from the river Sado, with downtown areas flooded and water levels measuring roughly 7 feet high in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Happen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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