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The phrase "was being published" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is often used to describe an ongoing action or process that was happening in the past. It is formed by using the past tense of the verb "to be" (was) and the present participle of the verb "to publish" (being published). Example: The novel was being published in installments, with a new chapter being released every week. In this sentence, "was being published" indicates that the publishing process was ongoing and not yet complete at that point in the past.
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As it was being published, Griswold wrote to Boston publisher James Thomas Fields that "Young America will be rabid".
More and more valuable fiction by Argentine authors was being published.
"You read now what was being published then, and you think: 'Wow!
Was being published at only 18 a help or a hindrance to your writing?
It was being published by the enemy in time of war; it deserved suppression.
"The information which was being published was only known to trusted friends and family.
Within two years it was being published in some 60 newspapers.
Many were ecstatic at news that the second study was being published.
A. What I testified is that that's what was being published and carried on by the press.
Christina Stead [the Australian novelist] thought she was being published by a bunch of lesbians, and said so.
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Or did the curator think it was being published without proper copyright permission?
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