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were coming
  • past progressive of come.

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Arnold laid out a blunt reality: Projects and workers were coming either way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The maker of software-development tools said weeks ago that layoffs were coming as it looked to remove layers of management from certain parts of its business and rework its research-and-development teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

They were coming to the end of “The Good Fight.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In the days that followed, Gjoshe recalls: "They had to move me from ward to ward because of the media that were coming there looking for me."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“Dallben said nothing of a council. He did not even say you were coming here.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander