were issuing
- past progressive of issue.
Example Sentences
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Polymarket and Kalshi announced on Monday they were issuing new guidance to guard against such behaviors going forward, but no one knows exactly how they will be able to control it.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
Within hours, officials across the region were issuing statements, and Saudi Arabia led a sharp rebuke, condemning any suggestion of territorial expansion.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
After the consumer safety and environmental movements in the 1960s, a backlash emerged from businesses, where critics argued that government functionaries who were not accountable to voters were issuing regulations whose costs outweighed their benefits.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
In total, police say they were issuing at least 50 fines for the breaches, but did not identify who the recipients are.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
The Hornburg it was called, for a trumpet sounded upon the tower echoed in the Deep behind, as if armies long-forgotten were issuing to war from caves beneath the hills.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
