place
noun
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
are placing
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present progressiveof place.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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Despite support for the passage of the bill, industry participants are placing a 30% probability that it will pass last minute, Kala says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Understandably, customers have wanted to stay cool and have fun in the sun, but the unrelenting conditions are placing the environment and water supplies under increasing strain," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Michigan and Duke, the other remaining No. 1 seeds, are placing big bets on him being dead wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
We look at where the managers are most “overweight,” meaning the assets on which they are placing their biggest bets, and most “underweight,” meaning the assets they are shunning.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
He’s watching the ring, where four men are placing a large metal box.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
