as in to occur
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Recent Examples of happen
Once players depart their respective camps, the teams have no control over what happens with them.
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Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Every Monday during spring training, Tribune baseball writers will provide an update on what happened — and what’s ahead — for the Cubs and White Sox.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Eclipses happen when the sun, moon and Earth align in precise ways.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 Mar. 2026
Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Every Monday during spring training, Tribune baseball writers will provide an update on what happened — and what’s ahead — for the Cubs and White Sox.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Eclipses happen when the sun, moon and Earth align in precise ways.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 Mar. 2026
Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happen
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If the cosmic inflation that occurred prior to the Big Bang arose because certain high-energy conditions were met, then recreating those conditions and those sufficiently high energies could cause a restoration of the inflationary state.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Statistical models have shown this scenario could occur with probabilities ranging from 10 to 28 percent depending on candidate consolidation.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5 billion capital raise to help finance the transaction.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The budget came weeks after Gondongwana said South Africa’s debt is projected to peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, creating room for more infrastructure investment and tax relief.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The last Democrat to win statewide there was in 1994.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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However, that advantage didn’t last long because Jalen Suggs drilled a 3-pointer five seconds later.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Opposition leaders like former Prime Ministers Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett, adjusting to the public mood, are doing Netanyahu’s international outreach for him.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Happen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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