they were becoming
-devenaient
Past progressive they conjugation of become.

become

They felt they were becoming stagnated.
Ils sentaient qu'ils devenaient inactifs.
Because the members of the country team were working better together, they were becoming better able to support the national priorities of the Government.
Vu que les membres des équipes de pays travaillent mieux ensemble aujourd'hui, ils deviennent aussi plus aptes à mieux appuyer les priorités nationales.
The effort to consider them just like us became exhausting, as we were becoming more like them—murderers—than they were becoming more like us—victims.
L'effort pour les considérer comme nous devenait épuisant, au fur et à mesure que nous leur ressemblions –en devenant des meurtriers– plus qu'ils ne nous ressemblaient — en tant que victimes.
They were becoming paralyzed by all the choices.
Ils devenaient paralysés par tous les choix.
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