as in to happen
to take place
please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1
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Recent Examples of transpire
What exactly transpired between them, the rest of Charlie Harper fills out.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
But that description doesn't go nearly far enough in describing what transpired over the three-hour hearing.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Here's a breakdown of the events that have transpired since.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
In light of recent events, the matchup's biggest storyline will be what transpired off the field.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
But that description doesn't go nearly far enough in describing what transpired over the three-hour hearing.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Here's a breakdown of the events that have transpired since.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
In light of recent events, the matchup's biggest storyline will be what transpired off the field.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Numerous studies have demonstrated that shots using mRNA technology, including Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, are safe and effective, and serious side effects have happened in extremely rare cases.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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An end-user can simply command the AI to do a cleanup, wait and see what happens, and if needed, go ahead and repeat the declaration doggedly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek/Esri/Flightradar24 Turkish Airlines Emergency Landing After Pilot Death Another recent high-profile diversion occurred in October, when a Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing after one of the pilots died.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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These stages can occur over months or even years, though contracting measles in early infancy can result in a more rapidly evolving disease.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Transpire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpire. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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