- present participle of continue.
Example Sentences
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Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, was 1.8 million in the week through May 30, versus a revised 1.77 million a week earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Continuing to enjoy life despite the strikes, he said, was "a mark of invincibility."
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Continuing his momentum on the clay and winning the French Open, which starts next Sunday, would see him become only the 10th man to complete the career Grand Slam.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Continuing COSMOS's tradition of open science, the research team has made the large-scale structure maps publicly available.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Continuing in this vein, Neylan conjectured, “Ernest’s very modesty angered him ... I think he hated Ernest because Ernest was so kind to him.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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