- present tense form of happen (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Henriquez: This is what happens when all the world comes together.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, who is also minister for women and equalities, has often spoken of her own childhood - of seeing "first hand, what happens when you have schools that are falling down".
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
As it happens, a number of the top-performing dividend funds are big beneficiaries of the AI bonanza that is driving excitement in the broader market too.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Doctorow proposes this is essentially what happens when humans are ridden by tech, as when the poverty-level wages and surveillance capitalism of Uber, Amazon and other is powered by AI algorithms.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Then Mr. Weiss said, "These are the facts, Bartok. What do you think we should do? Wait and see what happens? Gamble that you'll get well in a month or six weeks? What?"
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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