underway
Example Sentences
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Police scanner audio obtained by news outlets showed emergency responders arriving at Graham’s Capitol Hill home on Saturday around 8:30 p.m. for a report of chest pains; CPR was underway roughly 25 minutes later.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
In Kentucky, McConnell is set to retire at the end of this term, and a race is underway to fill his vacant seat in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Soon afterward, satellite observations confirmed that an underwater eruption was underway.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
South Wales Police said the three year-old boy from Newport was taken to hospital in a stable condition and that an investigation into what happened was underway.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The curative program is never really underway until this happens.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
