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They had been composing music together for the better part of the year and vowed to send it to music supervisors before the calendar turned.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

He shared the notion with Mattingly, who had been composing since he was 6 but had been wanting to try writing vocal music.

From New York Times • May 15, 2023

Mr. Emerson had been composing and working with internationally known symphony orchestras, including in Germany and Japan, and was about to embark on a short tour in Japan starting April 14 with his band, Kawaguchi said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2016

For weeks, Lincoln had been composing the most important public document he had ever undertaken, his inaugural address.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2011

The music critic Harold Schonberg goes further: Mozart, he argues, actually “developed late,” since he didn’t produce his greatest work until he had been composing for more than twenty years.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell