as in to occur
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Recent Examples of happen
Although, while in some states' disenrollment happened rapidly, returning to enrollment rates matching the early 2020 numbers, national Medicaid and CHIP enrollment is not yet back to pre-pandemic levels.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
That’s essentially what many Democrat colleagues want to happen in this legislation.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
Target boycott leaders plan protests on anniversary of George Floyd's murder A second Amazon boycott is happening May 6 to 12.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Something unexpected happened in that Justice Department enforcement action.
—Huy T Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
That’s essentially what many Democrat colleagues want to happen in this legislation.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
Target boycott leaders plan protests on anniversary of George Floyd's murder A second Amazon boycott is happening May 6 to 12.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Something unexpected happened in that Justice Department enforcement action.
—Huy T Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happen
Verb
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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That leaves a massive 90% of purchase volume still occurring in-store—an opportunity that many retail media strategies don’t fully capitalize on.—
Lindsey Mazza,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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There is an incredible new currency paid for offline experiences.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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There is also a proposal circulating City Hall to push the upcoming November 2025 election to 2026.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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One of his owners, Craig Leipold, did, back in January.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Enter Ketamine To confirm the finding, the team did the experiment again.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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“Happen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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