picket
noun
a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
had been picketing
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past perfect progressiveof picket.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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“Ultimately, the numbers they did come to agree with is what the UAW wanted,” said Jermaine Antwine, a 48-year-old Stellantis worker who had been picketing the automaker’s Sterling Heights, Michigan, plant Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
