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were uniting
  • past progressive of unite.

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The party leader Sir Ed Davey said it showed voters were uniting to defeat the Conservatives.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023

While young people were uniting behind Bass, San Fernando Valley voters went in the other direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Social media users shared the video and image as alleged proof that people from different locations were uniting to join the “freedom convoy.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022

During the 1800s, such groups were uniting into nations and building industries to survive among other nation-states.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

At the same time women were uniting in great numbers to gain the vote, a huge segment of them were facing another challenge, one that history books have often overlooked.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler