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are claiming

  • present progressive of claim.

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In contrast, a currently married spouse generally cannot receive spousal benefits until the worker on whose record they are claiming has filed for benefits.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

Supporters on both sides are claiming victory based on images circulating on social media of blackboards and papers tallying the results.

From Barron's Oct. 14, 2025

Banks are hardly the fragile utilities they are claiming to be.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2025

“People are claiming, ‘This is my matcha,’ when in other industries you would say, ‘I’m a salesperson. I work in collaboration with the tea farmers in Japan.’

From Salon Jul. 31, 2025

Are these the “higher things” for which women are claiming freedom from all duty? 

From The Angel and the Author, and others by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)