- past progressive of emerge.
Example Sentences
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Still, signs were emerging that some of those policies could be rolled back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Now, however, signs were emerging that seeing, an endeavor more complex than one might at first think, was starting to be overwhelmed by focusing analysis on the context itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
As The Body Shop was being shunted between different owners, rivals with their own natural brands were emerging.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024
This allowed the scientists to produce an estimate of whether climate change and species interactions had a direct impact on whether new species were emerging or going extinct.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
Supporters were emerging on both sides, and by Saturday afternoon, a local lawyer, Ed Lim, had offered to represent Bebe Chow, gratis, and sue the state for custody of her daughter.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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