project
noun
something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
are projecting
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present progressiveof project.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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Right now, Wall Street traders are projecting a 17% chance of an interest-rate hike at the October meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Analysts are projecting $207.4 million, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Notice that seven of the nine are projecting that the S&P 500 will significantly lag inflation over the next decade, while an eighth is projecting a flat real return.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Analysts are projecting $1.75 billion in sales with a loss of 74 cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
A huge cylinder revolves, on which are projecting pegs of brass, which as the cylinder goes round catch against wooden levers which raise clappers that in their fall strike the bells.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey by Rev. Thomas Perkins
