Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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Team Canada will be sailing a new boat, Spirit, that strategist Georgia Lewin-Lafrance christened with both Champagne and pure Canadian maple syrup.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
The company expects the Pride of Kent and the Spirit of Britain will be sailing next week.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2022
The teams will be sailing 45-foot catamarans that have been modified to skim across the tops of the waves on hydrofoils.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 23, 2015
The event begins Friday and officials say the 117-boat fleet will be sailing into strong southerly winds up to 35 mph on the first night.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2014
When thou shall be pharaoh,—mayst thou live through eternity!—perhaps more than one of them will be sailing thy ships.”
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Alexander Glovatski
