take place
idiomatic phrase
: happen, occur
The conference is scheduled to take place in June.
Fighting over a disputed section of the border is taking place in remote jungle …—
James Brooke
James BrookeWhat's clear amid the debate is that a remarkable revolution has taken place in the care and treatment of America's children.—LynNell Hancock et al.
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Presentation of the environmental sustainability Blue Wake Awards will take place at the opening.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The accident took place along Interstate 90 eastbound near the town of Pembroke, east of Buffalo, New York, and ro ughly 40 miles east of Niagara Falls, a state police spokesperson said in a statement.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Sugar Social will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the CLARA Studios — the E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts — at 2420 N St., Annex 180, in midtown.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The encounter took place on the barrier island of Cayo Costa in southwest Florida, Boca Grande District Fire Chief C.W. Blosser confirmed to USA TODAY on Aug. 21.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The accident took place along Interstate 90 eastbound near the town of Pembroke, east of Buffalo, New York, and ro ughly 40 miles east of Niagara Falls, a state police spokesperson said in a statement.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Sugar Social will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the CLARA Studios — the E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts — at 2420 N St., Annex 180, in midtown.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The encounter took place on the barrier island of Cayo Costa in southwest Florida, Boca Grande District Fire Chief C.W. Blosser confirmed to USA TODAY on Aug. 21.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Take place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20place. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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