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were living
  • past progressive of live.

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Roughly 630,000 people were living in senior housing in the third quarter of 2025.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

We would go to open mic nights, and we would go to restaurant week and see how the rich people in Manhattan were living.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Researchers investigating an archaeological site in present-day Côte d'Ivoire found evidence that humans were living in wet tropical forests roughly 150,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

In December 2024, while the family were living in Chester, Keenan was discharged from hospital using a walking frame and, just weeks later, he was back at the gym.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

With all the snow, Turner could hardly keep the walks clear in front of the church, the parsonage, and Mrs. Cobb’s house, where they were living now.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt