had been distancing
- past perfect progressive of distance.
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Analysts said Widodo, commonly nicknamed Jokowi, had been distancing himself from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, under whose banner he ran in 2014 and 2019.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023
