ongoing
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Police said the immediate incident has been contained, but the investigation remains ongoing.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police, which is leading the investigation, said their work was "ongoing and officers continue to pursue a number of lines of enquiry".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
"It would be inappropriate to comment further whilst investigations are ongoing."
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
If measurable signs of inflammation improve but symptoms remain, that may indicate the pain or fatigue is not being caused solely, or perhaps at all, by ongoing inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Refining this figure has been an ongoing preoccupation of cosmology.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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