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is happening

  • present progressive
    of happen (3rd person singular).
    happen
    verb (used without object)
    to take place; come to pass; occur.

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For Aguilera, that community perspective matters when officials assess what is happening at the park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Brand notes that “dissociation can be protective when something is happening that a person cannot escape.”

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The experiment also required the researchers to solve a long-standing problem in quantum engineering: measuring what is happening inside a quantum system without disrupting the delicate state being measured.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

"It shows the public good work is happening, despite the problems we have."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

I don’t think any of us really believe this is happening.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed