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ongoing

[on-goh-ing, awn-] / ˈɒnˌgoʊ ɪŋ, ˈɔn- /


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They added: "Emergency services and specialist search teams remain at the scene. The incident is ongoing."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

For example, AllHere was to play an ongoing role in monitoring questions received by the chatbot and the answers it provided, while continuing to refine the tool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

Reavie was careful to say that without ongoing monitoring, he could only guess why the algae arrived, and what might happen to it next.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

The sector got a lift from ongoing buildout in natural-gas infrastructure to support both electric power for data centers and liquefied natural gas exports.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Katherine and Chip kept insisting on giving him updates on their ongoing research project, no matter how many times Jonah said, “I don’t care.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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