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


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Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as a tech-led record on Wall Street was tempered by ongoing worries about a spike in government borrowing costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

It added: "As these legal proceedings are currently ongoing, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The U.A.E. declined to comment while the investigation into the incident and its causes is ongoing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Inquiries were ongoing into the circumstances surrounding her death, a West Mercia Police spokesperson said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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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