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were showing

  • past progressive
    of show.
    show
    verb (used with object)
    to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.

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Already before El Nino hit, rivers worldwide were showing "abnormal" flows, WMO said, with 2025 among the three driest years for rivers in 35 years.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Tesla’s fellow “Magnificent Seven” large technology stocks were showing gains on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Walmart said the benefits were showing up most clearly in food and other staples, and that certain cuts might remain if they continued to resonate with shoppers.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Her in-laws had a different reaction: “We were showing them the house, and they got more irritated with every room — like, ‘You have books in here too?’

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

We planned to wait until they were showing something with Doris Day.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English