being

Example Sentences

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California, home to companies such as Google, Apple and Meta, is known for being a major hub for the technology industry.

From Los Angeles Times

While her family’s home is being rebuilt, they are paying for water to keep their plants and trees alive.

From Los Angeles Times

“The public has a right to know that decisions are being made in the public’s best interest and not to benefit a government employee’s financial interests,” Payne wrote in his complaint to the inspector general.

From Salon

But Lewis said there was growing anger, particularly among those in England and Wales with Plan 2 loans, because recent higher inflation has resulted in increased interest rates being applied to the loans.

From BBC

These cyclical returns of the tie to women's wardrobes often coincide "with periods of fragility when rights are being called into question", the historian observed.

From Barron's