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were noting
  • past progressive of note.

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"By the interwar period, people were noting how Christmas was becoming more private than public," said Professor Johnes.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Pat Dawson, chief executive of the Irish Travel Agents Association, said Americans were noting the dwindling welcomes.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2020

The polls showed it, the commentators were noting it, and my gut told me.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2020

As early as the nineteen-eighties, political scientists were noting that the nature of American politics was changing in fundamental ways.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2018

“You are angry,” she said simply, as if she were noting he had dark hair, or the sun was going down.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker