taking place
Example Sentences
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A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
While employment in home construction has declined, the opposite is taking place among commercial builders.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
A production that possesses a sense of intimacy, despite taking place in one of Manhattan’s larger venues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
One of the victims was shot in an area close to the Laikipia Airbase where a demonstration was taking place.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The vast population of the city had not the vaguest notion of the great discoveries taking place within the Library.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
