as in to happen
to take place
please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1
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While Tata Sons and Tata Trusts have not issued any official statement on what transpired at the minister’s residence, it is widely reported that a power struggle is brewing inside one of India’s most powerful business empires.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Police have shared little about what transpired in the early morning hours of June 22 when Chacon, 25, was killed.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors argued that Pooh Shiesty and two others met up to make a deal for marijuana and high-end sneakers, but an altercation transpired outside the Landon Hotel and the two sellers were shot.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Rams receiver Puka Nacua and 49ers linebacker Fred Warner exchanged jerseys and chatted about the game had just transpired.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 1 Oct. 2025
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Police have shared little about what transpired in the early morning hours of June 22 when Chacon, 25, was killed.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors argued that Pooh Shiesty and two others met up to make a deal for marijuana and high-end sneakers, but an altercation transpired outside the Landon Hotel and the two sellers were shot.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Rams receiver Puka Nacua and 49ers linebacker Fred Warner exchanged jerseys and chatted about the game had just transpired.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 1 Oct. 2025
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The last time this happened in the Championship before this season was 2013-14, when Derby, Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Wednesday and Yeovil Town all failed to win any of their first five home matches.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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And while the end result was once again pretty anti-climactic, there were actually some other notable things happening in episode 5 of Survivor 49, so let’s make like Nate and MC on the sandbags and get to work.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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At the time, many bettors turned to social media to say that something shady occurred regarding prop bets involving his stats for that night.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The ebbs and flows of results will occur for any team, but the best coaches are those who keep any short-term slumps to a minimum.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Transpire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpire. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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