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was signing

  • past progressive of sign.

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Meanwhile in England, a teenage Ronaldo was signing for Manchester United from Sporting.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Dominion was providing power to data centers well before the current AI boom, and was signing the data center deals at inexpensive rates by current standards.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

He was blindfolded and couldn’t even read what he was signing until he was shown the document by a judge in a later court hearing, he recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

Neither Judge Sorokin nor Judge Boasberg believed that he was signing a meaningless order, and both judges demanded compliance that never came.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2025

He looked kind of bashful, but he was signing autographs on armor, shields, and T-shirts.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan