as in occurred
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Jones has since acknowledged that the Connecticut school shooting happened.
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CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
What happened The rebel forces that ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday announced an interim government Tuesday.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Sarah can tell us what happened next.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Read our sister site Epicurious’ thorough review to see what happened with things like Keurig machines.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
These parking bans are designed to keep the city’s streets clear and cars moving despite inclement weather — and to prevent recurrences of problems that happened in 1967 and 1979 when Chicago came to a traffic standstill due to major snowstorms.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
Well, the fact is that the destruction of our economy happened even before the sanctions were put in place.
—Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
This 'Thanksgiving anomaly' was observed during the bull run of 2016 and 2020, the years when bitcoin’s halving happened.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Here’s what happened across the NFL on Thanksgiving.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
What happened The rebel forces that ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday announced an interim government Tuesday.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Sarah can tell us what happened next.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Read our sister site Epicurious’ thorough review to see what happened with things like Keurig machines.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
These parking bans are designed to keep the city’s streets clear and cars moving despite inclement weather — and to prevent recurrences of problems that happened in 1967 and 1979 when Chicago came to a traffic standstill due to major snowstorms.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
Well, the fact is that the destruction of our economy happened even before the sanctions were put in place.
—Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
This 'Thanksgiving anomaly' was observed during the bull run of 2016 and 2020, the years when bitcoin’s halving happened.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Here’s what happened across the NFL on Thanksgiving.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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