pocket
noun
a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
are pocketing
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present progressiveof pocket.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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Chip makers and other infrastructure providers are pocketing massive profits and expanding margins, while some hyperscalers building out the grid are seeing their margins squeezed by hundreds of billions in capital spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
USC researchers found that middlemen are pocketing a growing share of revenue from insulin sales -- another sign of the drug market’s inefficiency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
"It's not too surprising that as wine investors have turned their attention from buying bottles of Bordeaux to bottles of Burgundy over the past decade, so billionaires are pocketing the domaines themselves," says Mr Ashworth.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2020
For all one knows, employers are pocketing the savings.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2015
And do you expect me to turn my back on 35 per cent when all the rest are pocketing what they can, like sensible men?
From Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw
