had been predicting
- past perfect progressive of predict.
Example Sentences
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The company previously had been predicting 1% growth.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
Strategists had been predicting a 7% rise in 2025, with a declining multiple forecast offsetting strong earnings.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Son had been predicting for years that SoftBank would be at the forefront of an imminent revolution in AI and robotics, but it missed out on the early years of investing in generative AI companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
"So we hope the red carpet is not as empty as some people had been predicting," he said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2023
The stringency of the money-market began to frighten even Mr. Sandford who had been predicting a panic.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various
