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Northwest Alaska had been becoming drier, but, since 2019, it has seen 1.5 times more rain than the 50-year average.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

But her awareness of her own predicament had been becoming evident for days in her body language, most particularly frantic blinking.

From BBC • May 19, 2023

Morant apologized upon his return, admitting his “stress level had been becoming a problem” this season.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023

“I had been becoming closer to her through our conversations on the phone, and my love and affection was building through those,” Peter recalled recently.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2021

England had been becoming less and less dependent for her prosperity on her mere agricultural resources, and had been growing more and more into a great manufacturing community.

From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)