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had been buzzing
  • past perfect progressive of buzz.

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For weeks, OpenAI’s top new executive had been buzzing about a talk show making the rounds in Silicon Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Social media had been buzzing about the possibility of Tony Finau — he and Rahm are close friends — also leaving for LIV.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

When she returned to the United States in 2017, she found a new way to manage the anxiety that had been buzzing inside her since childhood: skateboarding.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Mr O'Neill, a retired detective with South Wales Police, said Merthyr had been buzzing with plans for new investment and jobs before the pandemic hit.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2020

I noticed that for quite some time the countryside had been buzzing with the sound of insects and the crackling of grass.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus