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ongoing

[on-goh-ing, awn-] / ˈɒnˌgoʊ ɪŋ, ˈɔn- /


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“The key watch point remains the ongoing Middle East conflict and impact to LNG markets,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

With better global health, development, and humanitarian assistance—with an ongoing connection to these communities—these kinds of interventions could happen faster, even, ideally, before an outbreak occurs.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, despite Anthropic's ongoing lawsuit against the US Department of Defense over its refusal to accept government use of its AI tools, US government agencies have been testing Mythos too.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Due to this being an ongoing legal situation, we cannot comment further at this time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Still, every ongoing attempt at saving the panda means two things: the species is not yet gone...and...there is still hope.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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