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had been cheating
  • past perfect progressive of cheat.

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It was also alleged that Aricell had been cheating in quality inspections related to contracts with the military.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

That followed the discovery due to a whistleblower that Daihatsu Motor Corp. had been cheating on its testing for decades.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

During Monday’s “Mars” episode, Schwartz also acknowledged to fellow contestant Leggerro that he had known Sandoval had been cheating on Maddix for months.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023

Which was followed up by another bestseller about how she learned that her husband had been cheating on her and how they struggled to save the marriage.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2022

Of course, it had been cheating when I’d done it too, but I preferred not to dwell on that fact.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine