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were airing
  • past progressive of air.

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A survey by the Radio Television Digital News Assn. and Newhouse School at Syracuse University found that TV stations were airing 6.6 hours of news each weekday in 2022, up from 5.7 hours in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

About seven million have been tuning in, a decline of only 11 percent from May, when new episodes were airing, according to Nielsen data.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2021

Turning away from past associations would be a fine choice for this character and the continuation of this franchise if it were airing anywhere else.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2021

Those protesters were airing complaints about racial injustice and police brutality.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2021

His jack-boots, to which he had added a pair of regimental heel-spurs, were airing before a stove, which contained the dying embers of a small log.

From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Surtees, Robert Smith