had been promoting
- past perfect progressive of promote.
Example Sentences
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Zerbo said the system had been "promoting division among citizens and weakening the social fabric".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
The Cougs had gone through a very tough year, and the Huskies had been promoting “Pasadena ’83” since before the season had begun.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
When we recorded the Gridlocked interview with Goldstein, he had just returned home from the Venice Film Festival where he had been promoting his new film collaboration, "Nuclear Now," with director Oliver Stone.
From Salon ● May 20, 2023
The company’s human resources staff had been promoting Amazon Care as a health benefit the same week it shut down, an Amazon employee told The Washington Post.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2022
Meanwhile Archbishop de Melton had been promoting the repair of the minster, a task which included probably the renewal of the spires, the roof, the stained glass, and the woodwork.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Hallett, Cecil Walter Charles
