- past participle of be.
been
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Spending on memory chips accounts for about 35% to 40% of hyperscaler capital expenditures, Arya said, which is two to three times higher than it has been historically.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Yet it’s clear that the artist did see Mary as benevolent, given her complete association with the mountain, which had long been an Andean sacred site, a place where and to which native people prayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Authorities had been especially concerned by Goforth’s disappearance because of the summer heat in the area, with temperatures topping 100 degrees for most of the week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Chipotle, as always happens whenever there’s a Cyclospora or E. coli outbreak, almost seemed as if it had been cleared out.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Joey has now been at Carville for more than four years—twice as long as she originally hoped—and her visa, which allows her to stay in the United States, has expired.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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