occur
verb (used without object)
to happen; take place; come to pass.
had been occurring
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past perfect progressiveof occur.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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Three female servicemembers made the claims against Nauta, the sources said, noting that the women first reported his conduct, which had been occurring for years, to supervisors in spring 2021.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2024
Councillor Helen Price, of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, said the thefts had been occurring at the site "year after year", according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2022
Regarding bad loans, Delgado said that during 2021 the volume of non-performing assets followed the downward trend of recent years, "although at a much slower pace from what had been occurring before the pandemic."
From Reuters ● Mar. 29, 2022
After the encampments were cleared, property crimes in the vicinity decreased, as well as robberies that had been occurring within the encampments, Chacon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
Those kinds of earthquakes had been occurring around and beneath Mount St. Helens since March 20.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
