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
Treutelaar also had discussions with several other programs, including Illinois and Purdue, where his father, Justin, was a long snapper, but nothing concrete transpired.
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Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The party’s latest and most egregious circular-firing-squad behavior transpired earlier this week, when the Democrat Colin Allred, who’d previously dropped out of the Senate race, endorsed Jasmine Crockett, one of the two remaining major competitors.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Conversations about how to balance the budget will also transpire over the next few months, with the next iteration of the spending plan expected in May.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Of the 34 leaders across C-suite functions who took a CNBC flash survey regarding corporate response to what has transpired in Minneapolis, only one said their organization had spoken out publicly about the situation.
—Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The party’s latest and most egregious circular-firing-squad behavior transpired earlier this week, when the Democrat Colin Allred, who’d previously dropped out of the Senate race, endorsed Jasmine Crockett, one of the two remaining major competitors.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Conversations about how to balance the budget will also transpire over the next few months, with the next iteration of the spending plan expected in May.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Of the 34 leaders across C-suite functions who took a CNBC flash survey regarding corporate response to what has transpired in Minneapolis, only one said their organization had spoken out publicly about the situation.
—Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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The organoids showed cell death, inflammation and glial scarring, closely mimicking what happens in the human body after severe injury.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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However, this only happens in a biosphere that’s saturated with life; there is no guarantee that most inhabited planets would have had this occur.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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But a second incident occurred on January 10, when a family member of a person detained by ICE experienced a medical emergency related to a heart condition.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The area where the avalanche occurred is known for its beauty, its skiing and its danger.—
Michael James,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Transpire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpire. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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