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"were being harmed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are talking about something that was happening in the past. For example: "The farmers were being harmed by the harsh policies of the government."
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"I told him our women were being harmed," he said.
They said nonsmokers on the police force were being harmed by secondhand smoke.
Too many workers, the agency said, were being harmed by loud noise.
The people whom microcredit was supposed to help were being harmed.
Bush pledged to veto either measure and said troops were being harmed by Congress' failure to deliver the funds quickly.
Internet Explorer was provided free of charge, so it was hard to see how consumers were being harmed.
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3) Who is being harmed?
"They were saying, 'Students are being harmed.
But who or what was being harmed?
But already it is clear that some are being harmed.
No one is being harmed, and your motives are good.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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