ongoing

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Police detained two people in connection with the incident, and an investigation remains ongoing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

In his letter on Monday, Dimon flagged high global sovereign deficits and debt and ongoing worries about private credit as other large risks that pose a threat to the market.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Efforts to reunite the parrot with its owner are ongoing.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Amid his ongoing romance with his former Broadway co-star Sutton Foster, Jackman, 57, is making another attempt to offload his longtime Manhattan base, which he and Furness, 70, purchased for $21 million in 2008.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He never mentions Kamal’s name, just says that a suspect had been detained and questioned, but has been released without charge and that the investigation is ongoing.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins