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had been rambling
  • past perfect progressive of ramble.

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Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has been forced to rein in an AI-powered customer service assistant after users reported it had been rambling about its mother.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Organised by the British Workers' Sports Federation, a Communist-influenced group, it extended a "hearty welcome" to the "young workers of Eccles", whether they had been rambling before or not.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2022

Cannon recently angered the White House with a Page One report that the President had been "rambling" and "confused" in briefing a handful of reporters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shortly after 2:30 that morning, Cairo editors got a statement, bearing Naguib's signature, that was as sharp and pointed as Aly's had been rambling and evasive.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.

From The Eustace Diamonds by Trollope, Anthony