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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are filing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing an ongoing action of submitting documents or paperwork, typically in a legal or administrative setting.
Example: "The applicants are filing their paperwork to ensure they meet the deadline for the grant application."
Alternatives: "are submitting" or "are registering".
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are filing
noun
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
Exact(58)
If you are filing Married Filing Jointly for the year during which your spouse died, or are filing Qualified Widow er), write DECEASED after your spouse's name.
They are filing lawsuits.
Banks are filing fewer foreclosures, they said.
On average, fewer people are filing for unemployment insurance.
Condo owners are filing lawsuits over his construction.
That's why we are filing lawsuits," he said.
Many Chrysler dealers are filing simply out of the need for some personal vindication.
EXEMPTIONS Like most married couples, Samuel and Felicity Taxpayer are filing jointly (Line 2).
More qualified small-business customers are filing applications for new loans, as well, he said.
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No charges are filed.
Lawsuits are filed.
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