underway
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That document noted that “construction has been underway for ten months,” during much of which time some 250 people have been working “20 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
A military review is underway after news reporters and two members of the military were briefly detained at gunpoint at Vandenberg Space Force Base Monday, even though they were invited to the facility, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
So says our call of the day from Fundstrat’s chief market technician, Mark Newton, who offers technical evidence in a new note to clients that shows “a lengthy selloff” is not getting underway.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
No specific vaccine or treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain behind the current surge of Ebola, although clinical trials are underway.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The curative program is never really underway until this happens.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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