research
noun
diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc..
are researching
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present progressiveof research.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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Both Anthropic and OpenAI are researching how they will make sure superintelligent AI models remain aligned, but both say they don’t yet have a reliable way to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
As it turns out, fewer people are researching online for bath- and kitchen-remodeling plans, according to Neil Dutta, head of macroeconomics at Renaissance Macro Research.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
Our office mates are researching subjects so similar to ours that we can quickly fuse into teams when necessary.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025
The nuclear scientists I talk to are full of enthusiasm and passion; a sense they are researching a future of carbon-free energy with a transformational capacity.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
A number of agencies are researching this whole problem, among them the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, the Geological Survey, the Bureau of Mines, the Soil Conservation Service, INCOPOT, and some State government bodies.
From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.
