underway
Example Sentences
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Police scanner audio obtained by news outlets showed emergency responders arriving at Graham’s Capitol Hill home on Saturday around 8:30 p.m. for a report of chest pains; CPR was underway roughly 25 minutes later.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
In Kentucky, McConnell is set to retire at the end of this term, and a race is underway to fill his vacant seat in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Final preparations are underway for this year's Britain in Bloom competition.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Soon afterward, satellite observations confirmed that an underwater eruption was underway.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
A meager colonization program had been underway before the war, but now that the sun had ceased to shine on Earth, the colonization entered an entirely new phase.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
