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are opening

  • present progressive
    of open.
    open
    adjective
    not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate.

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"More pool halls are opening, and the sport is becoming ever more popular."

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

"They are opening doors that we never would have been able to crack open. It's a hopeful and exciting time for all of us and more importantly, our patients."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026

“Other markets are opening now,” Putin said on state television on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

"President Trump, as friends, as partners, we are opening a new agenda of cooperation with the United States."

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

But it isn't a truck—it's a taxi—and it's stopping right here, in the circle in front of the entrance, and its doors are opening.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour