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had been recognizing

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More and more Mr. Truax had been recognizing Una as an intelligence, and often he teased her regarding her admiration for Mr. Fein’s efficiency.

From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair

I knew that ministers had been recognizing such a distinction, but to find it so freely acknowledged by folks in the pew was new, and surely significant.

From Quiet Talks on Power by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)