read
verb (used with object)
to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.).
are reading
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present progressiveof read.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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In the same way that the reason why you’re seeing larger numbers of elected officials talk about regulating data centers is because they are reading the public temperature.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
They have set off the kind of heated public discourse that is more and more rare in a culture where fewer people are reading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
"It's wonderful that this has created so much popularity. People are reading more, but this is just this iteration ... People will always return to these stories."
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
"People are reading in between the lines'," says the former senior quality assurance tester at ZeniMax.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Pretend I’m sitting next to you and we are reading “The Princess Who Could Not Cry” like we used to.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
