are occurring
- present progressive of occur.
Example Sentences
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These predicted increases in job exits for middle- and highly exposed workers are not at all trivial and are occurring at a sensitive time given that looming Social Security shortfall.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Sports broadcasts have always been shaped by how many cameras could be put inside a venue, and this may be where the most obvious advances are occurring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
If Evy is virtually alone in a house where strange noises are occurring at all hours, what would possess her to put on noise-canceling headphones, other than a death wish?
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
"So, if these accelerated aging changes are occurring early on and setting them on a different trajectory, the goal is to intervene to not only increase their lifespan but improve their quality of life."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
The results of repeated spraying are clearly seen in other streams of the watershed, where alarming declines in the salmon populations are occurring.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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