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Recent Examples of transpired
But even though police have not identified a suspect or disclosed a motive, there are enough clues to give us some inkling about what transpired.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 June 2026
The way the 2025 season ended — and the changes that transpired as a result — has created additional anticipation for the 2026 campaign.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Everything about the situation, given what has transpired since mid-September, just felt so … surreal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Though the evacuation has been in place since Friday, little has transpired in the affected neighborhoods.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
This cycle, the primaries for the two races have received more attention than usual, largely because of what transpired in the PSC elections last year.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
New details reveal what transpired in the heart of downtown Miami when a man stabbed a woman out for a walk Tuesday morning.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
And people who lose homes to the process don’t always tell neighbors what transpired.
—Graham Womack
may 18, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
The only movement that has transpired, though, is the hiring of the Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve to direct the next Bond film, with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to create it.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 June 2026
The way the 2025 season ended — and the changes that transpired as a result — has created additional anticipation for the 2026 campaign.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Everything about the situation, given what has transpired since mid-September, just felt so … surreal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Though the evacuation has been in place since Friday, little has transpired in the affected neighborhoods.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
This cycle, the primaries for the two races have received more attention than usual, largely because of what transpired in the PSC elections last year.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
New details reveal what transpired in the heart of downtown Miami when a man stabbed a woman out for a walk Tuesday morning.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
And people who lose homes to the process don’t always tell neighbors what transpired.
—Graham Womack
may 18, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
The only movement that has transpired, though, is the hiring of the Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve to direct the next Bond film, with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to create it.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transpired
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The incident happened during a peaceful ceasefire rally outside the South San Francisco Public Library on April 10, 2024, prosecutors said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The shooting happened on a playground at Pennsylvania Avenue and Dolphin Street next to Templeton Elementary School in the Upton community.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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While first responders were en route to the scene, a gas explosion occurred, and the incident was upgraded to a structure fire.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Firefighters were responding to a report of a gas leak when an explosion occurred at the apartment complex, according to Dallas Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Mark Berry.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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