happen on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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I watch it happen on my own bills for the AI coding tools my team uses; a task that took one request a year ago now takes dozens.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
There’s a 14.3% chance that quake would happen on the Hayward fault; a 7.4% chance it would be on the Calaveras fault; and a 6.4% chance it would be on the San Andreas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The executive changes are scheduled to happen on Sept. 1, ConocoPhillips said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"According to current calculations... this could happen on Tuesday or Wednesday," Magyar told a press conference at the plant, which has already reduced output in recent days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was powerful expensive to ride on the ferry, but if didn’t nothing else happen on this whole trip, I had one thing I’d be remembering and smiling o’er for the rest of my life.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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