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Before Roman broke character to chat, her Melson had been gossiping about her coworker, Buttons, noting the latter had been littering.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024

Before Roman broke character to chat, her Melson had been gossiping about her co-worker, Buttons, noting the latter had been littering.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024

Pundits and tech enthusiasts had been gossiping about the iWatch since at least 2010, but for years its very existence had been hypothetical.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2014

It turned out players from both clubs had been gossiping and David Moyes knew anyway.

From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2013

"Oh, I say!" exclaimed Sherrard suddenly, after they had been gossiping for some time.

From Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo by Le Queux, William