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 …—
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Vendors will be on site and a fly tying demonstration by local guide Brian Wise will take place.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
The injury took place when an apparatus used by athletes to attach warmup bands to instruments malfunctioned, according to an ESPN report.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
That evening, a gala dinner will take place in Caruso’s Wagner Gardens, beginning with aperitivo and ending with a fine-dining extravaganza.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, he was announced as a performer at the annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, but pulled out before the concert took place in June.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
The injury took place when an apparatus used by athletes to attach warmup bands to instruments malfunctioned, according to an ESPN report.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
That evening, a gala dinner will take place in Caruso’s Wagner Gardens, beginning with aperitivo and ending with a fine-dining extravaganza.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, he was announced as a performer at the annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, but pulled out before the concert took place in June.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Take place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20place. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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