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am putting

  • present progressive
    of put (1st person singular).
    put
    verb (used with object)
    to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position.
  • present progressive
    of putt (1st person singular).
    putt
    verb (used with or without object)
    to strike (a gollf ball) gently so as to make it roll along the green into the hole.

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“I am putting all my effort into artificial general intelligence with the mission of teaching machines to think like humans,” Tang wrote on his personal website several years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

I was trying to tell them that I am putting my hands behind my back, that my hands are behind my back, and that I am trying to let them put the cuffs on me.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2025

She says: "I am putting the children and families that are needing this support at the heart of the way that I'm working forward".

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024

“I am putting this all on the line because I am fearful that he will do this to someone else.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

When I am putting Moonie inside the fence, Mrs. Drinker opens the back door.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor