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as in event
something that happens
we must make the best of both the good and the bad haps of life
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as in luck
the uncertain course of events
by hap and circumstance, he ended up as a cartoonist in New York
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as in counterpane
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed
the hap was a patchwork quilt that the old woman had made herself
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as in to happen
to take place
what wondrous events hath happed this Christmas Day?
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Zoë Schiffer, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
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The company didn’t appear close to understanding the nature of the universe, but per haps that’s coming.
—Zoë Schiffer, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Hap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hap. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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