vet
noun
was vetting
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past progressiveof vet.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 big-time stumper that year, however, was on the Republican side: George W. Bush passed over the prospects that advisor Dick Cheney was vetting and tapped Cheney himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
Merck was vetting Bothell, Washington-based Seagen’s books with the goal of announcing a deal ahead of Merck’s second-quarter results.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
Holmes was vetting investors at the same time as investors were vetting her, and the family didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to throw their money into the pot.
From The Verge ● Oct. 26, 2021
Thrive was “a bit of an underdog” when Vimeo was vetting investors, said Anjali Sud, the company’s chief executive.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2021
The next step was vetting several companies via calls with recent customers to assess the accuracy of their production estimates and the quality of their workmanship.
From Washington Post
