target
noun
an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
was targeting
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past progressiveof target.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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The company was targeting going public this month or October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
From 1979 to 1982 when the Fed was targeting the money supply, interest rates would gyrate with each weekly release of the money supply data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Nouzille concedes that these documents are not "final proof" that Libya was targeting Pan Am 103 flight, but he believes this is evidence of their modus operandi.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Norwegian previously expected the metric to tick up 0.4%, while Wall Street was targeting a 0.1% increase.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
He was blinking hard now, like he could barely see, and I realized he was targeting by the sound of my voice.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
