Example Sentences

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Officials say he saw what was happening and jumped into action.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Even further away, road workers were laying new tarmac and buses were running as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening just a short distance away.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

According to Pillay, the detainees learned what was happening outside and responded in kind.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

“I was really scared, but once it was happening, and once it was over, I was like, ‘Oh, this is what I want to do.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

They desperately needed to get a better sense of what was happening inside those reactors.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland