Example Sentences

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But something more structural and long-term has been unfolding, something that looks far less like a one-off weapons sale and more like a long-term service contract.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

A diplomatic track has been unfolding in parallel with the U.S. military pressure campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

An "apparent power battle" has been unfolding between some senior doctors in the Royal Victoria Hospital's cardiac surgery unit, a leaked inspection report has said.

From BBC • May 28, 2025

What has been unfolding at the Ballona Wetlands represents a new model to fix a complicated homelessness problem that’s mostly of L.A.’s own making.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

Such is the culminating question; Ulysses has been unfolding himself more and more throughout the present Book before the king and people.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques