sequence
noun
the following of one thing after another; succession.
was sequencing
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past progressiveof sequence.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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As of early December 2021, the country was sequencing 14 percent of all PCR diagnostic tests.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2022
By early this year, it was sequencing — examining genetic material for mutations — hundreds of coronavirus cases each week, and offering insights into how different variants were circulating across the city.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
With uncoordinated and scattershot testing, the U.S. was sequencing fewer than 1% of positive specimens earlier this year.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
At the time, COG-UK was sequencing about 9,000 samples a week, using leftover swabs from the labs where most of Britain’s Covid-19 tests are processed.
From Reuters ● Mar. 26, 2021
Although back then no one was sequencing rodent microbiomes, the Pfizer team suspected that microbes were responsible.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2016
