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be going to

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may
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There’s a certain amount of willing suspension of disbelief to an extent; you can’t be going to see these shows if you are going to be a trainspotter.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

My wife’s niece has a son who will be going to college next year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

"You look at the geography that we're going to cover, we're not always going to be in our training base. We're going to be going to different facilities. It's a challenge," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

It is springtime in Los Angeles, the flowers are blooming and Ari is excited to be going to a party thrown by a friend of her roommate’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

I’m a little bit excited to be going to lunch with my stage makeup still intact.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli


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