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as in operating
being in progress or development we do seem to be making some headway on that ongoing project the ever ongoing quest for knowledge by men and women of science

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Recent Examples of ongoing John Cena may have hinted at another potential opponent for his ongoing retirement tour. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 An investigation into the collision is ongoing, Becchina said. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2025 Unfortunately, Disley and Chewy couldn't find anything that was appropriate, to Chewy's taste and unlikely to curb the ongoing bullying. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 The ongoing government shutdown has only added to the scrutiny. Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ongoing
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Adjective
  • Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.
    Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • But the initiative stalled for three years, largely due to City Council rules and changes in the City Council office that represents the area, said Harris and a spokesperson for current Councilmember Henry Foster III.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Back in 2018, Delbarton publicly acknowledged that at least 30 men had come forward with allegations that, over the course of three decades, they had been victimized by 13 past or current priests and monks at the school — and by a lay faculty member who is now retired.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
  • State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The study analyzed blood samples from 47 patients with severe ME/CFS and 61 healthy controls, revealing a unique pattern consistently present in patients with the condition.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This level of caring and personal openness—owning mistakes is part of being present as a whole person—filters into the business culture.
    Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman was a leader of the Janjaweed militia, which killed hundreds of thousands of members of Darfur’s non-Arab population in the early 2000s, sparking one of the world’s gravest and most enduring humanitarian crises.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But the monarchy under King Charles is doing what monarchy does – enduring, calmly above the fray.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • After a pair of subpar performances in recent days, Messi was back to his usual self against the Revolution.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Jays in recent years missed out on several big names in free agency — Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto and Roki Sasaki.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • His big, bright smile, infectious energy and eternal positivity created a presence that continually uplifted others.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The film stars Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner in a story set in the afterlife, where souls have one week to choose their eternal fate.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But she’s batted against by her own clients — including Danielle Macdonald, who is terminally afraid of accidentally killing her own newborn child — and the medical administration hovering around her daughter, demanding immediate improvements or else.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond just the basic immediate subsistence, can Gaza survive?
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Ongoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ongoing. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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