report
noun
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc..
were reporting
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past progressiveof report.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Blueberry growers were reporting returns on investment as high as 200%, Zhu said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It sounds as if you became almost a celebrity therapist as you were reporting this.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Speaking on Radio 4's Today programme, Sir Ian said schools were reporting attempts to use increasingly sophisticated devices to gain an unfair advantage.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Investors started paying less attention to the story of AI and more attention to the hard metrics these companies were reporting quarter to quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
“Yeah...Other crews were reporting over the radio that the fish were biting at everything from bran muffins to belt buckles. But not us.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
