are witnessing
- present progressive of witness.
Example Sentences
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"We are witnessing an avoidable crisis that disproportionally hurts children," said Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
"What we are witnessing in Accra is not an isolated weather event, but part of a pattern intensified by climate change and rapid, unplanned urbanisation," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
We are witnessing an enormous transfer of cash from the providers of AI—and, perhaps one day, AI users—to the memory-chip makers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Physicality has always been part of the NBA game, mostly inside the paint, and never to the extent we are witnessing today.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
What we need is a form of hindsight that does not impose itself arbitrarily on the mentality of the revolutionary generation, does not presume that we are witnessing the birth of an inevitable American superpower.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
