- present participle of research.
researching
Example Sentences
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Time that was spent researching, making calls, sending emails, and asking for support, but not getting anywhere.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
You report that the company has spent $250 million so far on researching hesperaloe and developing the tech to use it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Everybody's lonely at some point, but some people are not OK admitting that," says Professor Melody Ding, an epidemiologist researching social connection and loneliness at the University of Sydney.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Blumenfield’s staff unearthed the 1936 law while researching public rights of way, said Kristine Cajulis, a communications deputy for the council member.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“She telephone and say she be in sometime this afternoon to do some more rehearsin,” Jones said to the advertisement he was researching.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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