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has happened
  • present perfect of happen (3rd person singular).

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If you've struggled to keep on top of everything that has happened in the past five months, let's have a quick refresher.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But that has happened this year thanks to a showdown few would have predicted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

That has happened with tech listings in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

We saw that in Callais and in the slipstream of what has happened since Callais.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

He is still not entirely certain he understands what has happened.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern