promulgate
verb (used with object)
to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
was promulgating
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past progressiveof promulgate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A decade ago, NKK's Keihin Works on the shores of Tokyo Bay were crowded and outdated, and the Japanese government was promulgating tough new antipollution standards.
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