- present participle of locate.
locating
Example Sentences
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"Our focus will be on locating the victims who are buried under the rubble" said Fathur, adding the rescue effort had been complicated by landslides cutting off several roads.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Worse, locating and identifying people who have been in contact with Ebola patients is a tedious and frequently dangerous task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Earlier this year she declared on Instagram, “I am in need of a kidney,” and stressed the urgency of locating a compatible donor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
United States, a 2018 case involving cellphone tower locating data, Chatrie made clear that the third-party doctrine just doesn’t make sense when it comes to smartphone data privacy.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Everyone could identify the sounds of a search, and we had grown expert at locating them in the neighborhood.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
