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was summing
  • past progressive of sum.

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Ruben Amorim was summing up his own feelings in his first answer at the post-match news conference following Manchester United's 1-1 draw with West Ham on Thursday.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

She was summing it all up for you.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2022

He was summing up the Greek government’s tourism campaigns in the 2000s as he led a visitor around a rambling former department store that was one of the sites of the 2021 edition.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022

Judge Peter Thornton QC was summing up at the inquest into the death.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2011

It was evident that he was summing up Merryon also.

From The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)