- present participle of do.
doing
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“Whether or not you end up doing that, it puts you on a path of just thinking bigger, going above and beyond, having the incentive of self-driven goals that just ultimately build better community members.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
By the 1920s, the number of individuals declaring bankruptcy eclipsed businesses doing the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"It was about doing my own thing on the bars and this result was just amazing. I just needed to regather my emotions and just know I knew what I could do."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Aboard Air Force One he said that if the new efforts failed, "we go back to doing what we were doing" before the pause in fighting.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“You’re doing too much. It’s dinner, not a proposal,” I remind him.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
But given the governing bodies’ reputation for shadowy financial doings, there are reasons to think much of the money will never be properly accounted for.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
The former governor has said he knew nothing about the doings of his secretary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
With imprisoned Feathers possessing alarmingly honed hacking skills, however, sinister doings will soon be afoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
He also detailed celebrity doings for the site — Mickey Rourke being arrested, Betty White hosting “Saturday Night Live,” Halle Berry’s after-baby workout — and wrote many stars’ obituaries.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
“Oh, yes,” said John Faa, “all your doings, they all get back to Farder Oram here.”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
