- past participle of be.
been
Americanverb
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While U.S. automakers have so far been insulated in their home market from Chinese competition, they, too, seem paralyzed with indecision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Management’s response has been a series of small and often contradictory steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
In the campaigns that have followed, Europeans have mostly been de-emphasizing, rather than actively criticizing, Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
A new species of dinosaur - a long-clawed predator the size of a large tiger - has been identified from a fossil found on the Isle of Wight more than 100 years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
It’s been five years, but her death still hurts like it happened yesterday.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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