See happening in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2005, Wendy Lawton, Less is More, page 13:",
"text": "“[…]San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”",
"type": "quote"
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{
"ref": "2006, Eliot Greenspan, Neil E. Schlecht, Frommer's Cuba, page 165:",
"text": "When the show ends, the circular, sunken floor is one of the more happening dance clubs in town.",
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},
{
"ref": "2011, Bob Sehlinger, Menasha Ridge, Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012, page 157:",
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"ref": "1987 November 16, Steve Gibson, “Desktop Publishing, 386-Based Machines, ‘Happening’ Trends at Comdex”, in InfoWorld, page 42:",
"text": "Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing.",
"type": "quote"
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{
"ref": "2009, Nicola Williams, Oliver Berry, Steve Fallon, France, Lonely Planet, page 883:",
"text": "Going strong since 2006, this ephemeral nightclub (it's open only for 50 nights each year, in July and August) has become the hottest ticket in DJ land, a combination of the most happening names in music and its spectacular setting at the heart of the Palais des Festivals.",
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{
"ref": "2011, Nicholas Gill, Christie Pashby, Kristina Schreck, Frommer's Chile & Easter Island, unnumbered page:",
"text": "San Antonio is the newest, tiniest, and most “happening” wine appellation in Chile, with just four boutique wineries that focus on quality, not quantity, producing fine pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and syrah.",
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"sense": "of a place: busy, lively",
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"text": "Three follow-up singles, all ecological or religious in theme, did chart in the lower reaches of the Hot 100. Thereafter, Ocean remained a Canadian happening.",
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"neuter"
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"neuter"
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"sense": "something that happens",
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"code": "lt",
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"sense": "something that happens",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Väafaul"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
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"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "zdarzenie"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "acontecimento"
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{
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"sense": "something that happens",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "gd",
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"sense": "something that happens",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tuiteamas"
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{
"code": "sl",
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"sense": "something that happens",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dogodek"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "something that happens",
"word": "händelse"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "something that happens",
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"neuter"
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"word": "wäntare"
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{
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"sense": "a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation",
"word": "improvisoitu esitys"
},
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"sense": "a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation",
"word": "happening"
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"neuter"
],
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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},
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"sense": "a spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tuiteamas"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Allan Kaprow"
],
"word": "happening"
}
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