produce
verb (used with object)
to bring into existence; give rise to; cause.
had been producing
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past perfect progressiveof produce.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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Gowen's investigation into Monsanto - which had factories in Newport and Wrexham - found it had been producing what he had called "some of the worst contaminants known to man" in the 1960s and '70s.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Under Mattoni’s protocols, the butterflies had been producing about 200 pupae each year, Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023
I had this script, called "Story of a Girl," and I'd been trying to make it for 10 years as a producer because for some reason I had been producing since I'm 25.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2023
In stepped Hannah Breton of Naugatuck, Connecticut, who had been producing more milk than her 2 1/2-month-old son needs.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
He began to recall with new tolerance the insane antics of people he had been producing shows about.
From Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster
