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Dear Mr. Buckley:

Am a bit annoyed because two, maybe three, times in NR I have seen “transpired” used as a synonym for happened. I almost swear I saw it so used in one of your columns. Possible? Naw!

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William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review magazine in 1955.

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Dear Mr. Buckley:

Am a bit annoyed because two, maybe three, times in NR I have seen “transpired” used as a synonym for happened. I almost swear I saw it so used in one of your columns. Possible? Naw!