research
noun
diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc..
were researching
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past progressiveof research.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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While we were researching this history, a former staff member at Cheltenham who had worked at the facility for more than 40 years told us about a burial ground on the property.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Now the scientists — who were researching pelagic sharks at the country’s Canary Islands — are going to study the anglerfish’s body, hoping to learn more about its uncharacteristic behavior.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
Indeed, when we were researching our guide, we cut this beach from the short list because of the April fire that closed the pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
Teams were researching, writing and editing wherever they found space, including in a former bathroom with taps poking from the tiled walls.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024
It is not generally known, however, that other vesicant compounds were employed, notably some of the arsenic compounds, and the Germans were researching on substances of this nature which gave great promise of success.
From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Victor Lefebure
