in the process

phrase

: while doing something
He scored the goal but was injured in the process.

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Security confronted him, and two people were knocked to the ground in the process. Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026 Authorities have arrested an armed man who allegedly lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton at the Canfield Fair, injuring several bystanders in the process. Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026 The commission, in court documents, maintains ABC’s lawsuit was premature because regulators simply were in the process of reviewing whether ABC has served the public interest in operating its eight television stations. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Consider the material The first thing to evaluate in the process of unshrinking an item is to find out what it’s made from. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the process

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“In the process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20process. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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