- present participle of go.
going
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This weekend, he's going to another football game - in Alabama.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"If the Asian countries turn around and start burning more coal then I think climate change itself is going to be the biggest impact on the industry's viability," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Faced with a choice between going straight to trial or stepping into another short-term skirmish to avoid a preliminary injunction, Ellison, 43, took the big gamble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I said to Otto, ‘I’ll have to bring my folks from Pennsylvania, and Jeff is coming and his mother,’ and Otto said, ‘Well, it looks like you’ll have your own Exodus going.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
DON Quixote was going back home, mainly because of a conversation he and the innkeeper had had before the dubbing ceremony.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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Mr. McMullan is an effective antidote to the more bilious goings on—the acting is much more flamboyant in the Atticus story than in Susan’s, which is less entertaining than distracting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Since then, an excavation saw scientists uncover hundreds of footprints at the site which they believe reveal the comings and goings of Cetiosaurus - a huge sauropod.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Meyer owns and operates the Record, managing a staff of only seven that reports on the comings and goings of the city of Marion’s 1,900 or so residents.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
Experienced Tesla investors probably didn’t worry too much at all of Thursday’s comings and goings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2025
A man's squire often knew a great deal of his comings and goings.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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