were removing
- past progressive of remove.
Example Sentences
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In Manay, a Mindanao municipality of 40,000 residents, people were removing debris and sweeping up broken glass from homes and other buildings Saturday morning.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
On Wednesday, Footware News reported that two brands — Crocs and Hollister — were removing him from a new ad campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
After that report, the three national credit reporting agencies — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion — said last year they were removing medical collections debt under $500 from U.S. consumer credit reports.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
The health department told the BBC officials were reviewing posts, and were removing or hiding material that was "clearly inappropriate or irrelevant".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
But as Buksa and the other Jur-chol men were removing the hive from the tree, the bees woke up and were not at all happy to discover that their home was being taken away.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
