store
noun
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
are storing
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present progressiveof store.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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“The oysters have a robust flavor,” she said, because the bivalves are storing fat and sugar for winter, resulting in crowd-pleasing meat-to-shell ratios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Prices remain roughly 40% to 50% below pre-2018 levels, and farmers are storing record volumes of unsold soybeans.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2025
However, it follows a series of damning reports about how police forces are storing evidence.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
"Now that we are starting to get a better understanding of which environments are storing more carbon than others, we can use this information to ensure we protect these areas from environmental or land-use change."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
They are storing part of me in a space jar—like a test tube.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
