research
noun
diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc..
was researching
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past progressiveof research.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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Meanwell was attracted to the anti-obesity pills that Pfizer was researching, because pills are much easier for patients to take and can command even higher sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
He met his wife in Kampala while she was researching Mississippi Masala, a film about the expulsion of Asians from Uganda under Idi Amin.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
When I was researching my spiritual biography of Schulz, one of my favorite finds was a 1965 letter from a Florida viewer, Betty Knorr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
When I was researching “The Long Field,” Gillian Clarke, the former National Poet of Wales, introduced me to the word cynefin.
From Salon ● May 27, 2024
“It’s an alphabet from the Dark Ages called Ogham. I found it when I was researching ciphers online. Look, I printed out a copy.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
