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Hokema learned his sister was pregnant one month before his death, and had been researching how to set up a college fund for his future niece, Sharkody told The Seattle Times in January.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

Meanwhile, in Rome, Italian neurologist Ugo Cerletti had been researching epilepsy by electrically inducing seizures in dogs.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

Walker was an avid hiker and had been researching lost water features and trails, according to Domenica Megerdichian, the South Pasadena deputy city manager.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Ms. Feiden’s unusual résumé added another entry in 1989 when she published “The Calorie Factor,” a book she had been researching for a decade, prompted by her own struggle to control her weight.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2022

Jamie glanced at the newspapers I had been researching.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg