goings-on
plural noun
go·ings-on
ˌgō-iŋ-ˈzȯn 
ˌgȯ(-)iŋ-,
-ˈzän
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Higgins’s allegation was central to Australia’s #MeToo moment, with outrage laser-focused on goings-on at Parliament.
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Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Find additional methods to keep your neighbors informed about the goings-on in their association other than just posting the minutes.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
When one former Oxford professor dies, her five most promising students reunite at her funeral and are soon pulled into the implausible goings-on.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Weird Animal Behaviors During an Eclipse Over the decades since, scientists have documented all sorts of peculiar goings-on during eclipses.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
For a summary of all the goings-on at UMG, scroll to the bottom.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
Even though Meghan Markle and Prince Harry moved all the way to California to get away from the royal drama, the goings-on at Kensington Palace have once again somehow caused controversy for the family of four.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2024
The film’s focus on ritual is often tongue-in-cheek, from extended sequences of actual traditions geared toward forcing Meena to marry Pandi, to more mechanical goings-on, like the repetitive tradition of rope-starting the rickety rickshaw.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
Because community is an important aspect of the work of these designers, the people that attended the reception were an important part of the goings-on.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2024
Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Find additional methods to keep your neighbors informed about the goings-on in their association other than just posting the minutes.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
When one former Oxford professor dies, her five most promising students reunite at her funeral and are soon pulled into the implausible goings-on.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
Weird Animal Behaviors During an Eclipse Over the decades since, scientists have documented all sorts of peculiar goings-on during eclipses.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
For a summary of all the goings-on at UMG, scroll to the bottom.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
Even though Meghan Markle and Prince Harry moved all the way to California to get away from the royal drama, the goings-on at Kensington Palace have once again somehow caused controversy for the family of four.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2024
The film’s focus on ritual is often tongue-in-cheek, from extended sequences of actual traditions geared toward forcing Meena to marry Pandi, to more mechanical goings-on, like the repetitive tradition of rope-starting the rickety rickshaw.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
Because community is an important aspect of the work of these designers, the people that attended the reception were an important part of the goings-on.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goings-on. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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