take place
idiomatic phrase
: happen, occur
The conference is scheduled to take place in June.
Fighting over a disputed section of the border is taking place in remote jungle …—
James Brooke
James BrookeWhat's clear amid the debate is that a remarkable revolution has taken place in the care and treatment of America's children.—LynNell Hancock et al.
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Instead, in an interview in March for this week’s Variety cover story on Wyle, executive producer John Wells and executive producer and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill said the show will jump forward roughly nine to ten months, taking place the following July.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The initial shooting took place in a Walmart branch in Covington, Georgia, about 35 miles east of Atlanta, at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, according to the Newton County Sheriff's Office.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
The games took place in October 2019, two months earlier.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
That pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, April 12, at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
The initial shooting took place in a Walmart branch in Covington, Georgia, about 35 miles east of Atlanta, at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, according to the Newton County Sheriff's Office.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
The games took place in October 2019, two months earlier.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
That pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, April 12, at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Take place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20place. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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