in the process

phrase

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

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His mother and brother had been in the process of buying a house in Abruzzo, to live near him, while his niece had planned to apply to study in Italy. Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 To remove the metals, harsh chemicals are introduced, churning out piles of hazardous sludge in the process. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 These machines etch circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, a critical part in the process of producing semiconductors, and are primarily made by Dutch manufacturer ASML. Angelica Ang, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 And doing it by hand would give you separate stickers, each with its own backing, which would be much harder to peel off, adding still more time in the process. M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 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 7 Aug. 2026.

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