as in happening
to take place
what wondrous events hath happed this Christmas Day?
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Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter, where there is no shortage of big things happening at USC.—
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Place, a foreman and driver for Camelback Moving, asked the guard what was happening.—
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8 Mar. 2026
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“Happing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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