underway
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Getting supplies by sea—called underway replenishment—relies on supply ships that ferry fuel, ammunition and dry cargo like food or spare parts to the carrier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
As the national market remains stagnant, a shift is underway in many local real-estate markets, signifying a major turning point in the housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Phase I of NASA's Moon Base architecture plan, which is underway now through 2029, calls for more than twenty robotic landings.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Since mining got underway, "the water of the river is not drinkable; you can't even wash your body with that water", he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
On the North Carolina College campus in the southeastern part of Durham, where the spring semester was just underway, students compared class assignments and reading lists.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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