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It takes time for parents to understand the level of concern I have, even when their child is physically ill in the hospital requiring ongoing care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The current heat wave has been ongoing for "about six months," said Andrew Leising, a research oceanographer at NOAA.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
She suggests conversations with parents start by age 65 and that they be ongoing affairs, since health and family dynamics change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Met investigation into all four donations has been ongoing for more than a year.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“My name is Adam Costello,” I explain in a stage whisper, “and I have a fever of a hundred and four, as well as an ongoing syndrome that makes digesting anything living hell.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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