as in to happen
to take place
please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1
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Slavery, genocide, and lynchings transpired all across the US: some sites now house monuments; some house malls.
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
But history will not remember how her first 39 minutes transpired.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
The resulting book weaves Presley’s memories with Keough’s own knowledge of the events that transpired — including the days leading up to her own conception.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
The sensitive subject matter and the fact that few people in Switzerland were aware of the events that transpired during the war made the project difficult to finance, the filmmaker adds.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
But history will not remember how her first 39 minutes transpired.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
The resulting book weaves Presley’s memories with Keough’s own knowledge of the events that transpired — including the days leading up to her own conception.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
The sensitive subject matter and the fact that few people in Switzerland were aware of the events that transpired during the war made the project difficult to finance, the filmmaker adds.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Transpire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpire. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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