mine
pronoun
a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective.
are mining
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present progressiveof mine.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Many of the affected areas are mining towns with highly mobile and transient populations. This mobility increases risk as people move between communities and across borders," says Lang.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
You are mining it all for the character work, so you’ve got to find it, but I don’t need to then infect my own children with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2025
The vast majority of small-scale or artisanal miners in the Amazon are mining illegally in protected areas, or working informally - outside reserves but without explicit permission from the government.
From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2023
“But in fact what they are doing you cannot say it’s legal … they are mining and not putting up preventative measures.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
"I am afraid, sir, they are mining again; lying on the ground, we think we can hear the sound of blows."
From In Times of Peril by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
