goings-on
plural noun
go·ings-on
ˌgō-iŋ-ˈzȯn 
ˌgȯ(-)iŋ-,
-ˈzän
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Experts on goings-on at the Vatican say there are already signs of clear potential successors, seen in Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo hinting the vote won’t take long, according to John L. Allen Jr., editor of Crux, a Catholic news outlet.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 May 2025
It must be remembered that Foreman’s work was primarily concerned with the goings-on inside his head—not yours.
—Andrew Lampert, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Airing since 1985, EastEnders charts the goings-on in the fictional East London town of Walford.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Cruise portrayed two of the most haunting characters of his career around the time Bale was watching him on the talk show circuit, as a megalomaniacal motivational speaker in Magnolia and a man pulled into a dangerous web of cultish goings-on in Eyes Wide Shut.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 May 2025
It must be remembered that Foreman’s work was primarily concerned with the goings-on inside his head—not yours.
—Andrew Lampert, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Airing since 1985, EastEnders charts the goings-on in the fictional East London town of Walford.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Cruise portrayed two of the most haunting characters of his career around the time Bale was watching him on the talk show circuit, as a megalomaniacal motivational speaker in Magnolia and a man pulled into a dangerous web of cultish goings-on in Eyes Wide Shut.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goings-on. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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