diverge
verb (used without object)
to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
had been diverging
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past perfect progressiveof diverge.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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High and low performers had been diverging even before the pandemic, but now, “the students at the bottom are dropping faster,” Dr. Carr said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
