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There were cases, however, whose prognosis seemed good but where death supervened suddenly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus, both in New England and in New York, there supervened a period of divided councils and enfeebled administration, and this at the precise moment when the colonies were about to encounter new perils.

From Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by LeSueur, William Dawson

The heavy snowfall which had supervened upon the arrival of the doctor and the police inspector at Heath Hover had lasted a couple of days, and had utterly obliterated all and every trace.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram

Misgivings deepened as we drew near; alarm supervened.

From Thirty Years in Australia by Cambridge, Ada

Other troubles supervened, and when he arrived in England he found his picture in such a state that he was compelled to abandon it and begin again.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various