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  • present participle of do.
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doing

[doo-ing] / ˈdu ɪŋ /


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When we start to see ourselves in the machines, we may be doing some of that work for the industry without even realizing it.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Burnham said he wants to set out his "vision" on Tuesday and Whitehall troubleshooter Baroness Casey, who is conducting a review, will advise on the "best way of doing it".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

On the other hand, stocks are doing just fine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Regulators warn that respected community or religious figures can sometimes lend legitimacy to financial opportunities without realizing they are doing so.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

They’d left a life in Japan and had no idea what they were doing in Taiwan in the first place.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

But given the governing bodies’ reputation for shadowy financial doings, there are reasons to think much of the money will never be properly accounted for.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

The former governor has said he knew nothing about the doings of his secretary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

The Pike’s louche doings made for great newspaper copy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025

That’s pretty much true of “La Syndicaliste,” a tangled if certainly watchable French true-crime drama about dirty political doings in the nation’s nuclear energy industry.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

When we left the children behind, my magic book kept us informed of their doings.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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