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are walking

  • present progressive
    of walk.
    walk
    verb (used without object)
    to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.

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Sellers can no longer count on quick sales, and buyers are walking away from overpriced homes or properties in poor condition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The reason people queue is because of "the sheer volume of people" who are walking up the set pathways leading to the trig point, he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Software companies are walking a tightrope in 2026 amid fears that artificial-intelligence tools will disrupt their businesses.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

“These people are walking into a scene that they don’t know is a scene. We’re not miking them. We planted mics and hid some cameras, and a producer is like, ‘We’re shooting a documentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

“This is three hours ago, and we are walking down to Hagrid’s,” said Hermione.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling