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had been recording

  • past perfect progressive of record.

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After watching the video, she understood that he had been recording her.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

They found evidence suggesting Edwards had been recording guests at his short-term rental without their knowledge, using his cellphone to film them through cracks in the windows, Woertman said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

Hernández and his partner, a Dominican rapper known as Yailín la Más Viral, had been recording at the producer’s studio.

From Seattle Times Jan. 18, 2024

A colleague then plugged the sensor, which had been recording temperatures and humidity levels for a month, into a laptop and downloaded its data.

From Science Magazine Sep. 27, 2023

Then the young artist took down the ladder by means of which he had reached the bit of cloister-wall where he had been recording his observations of life, and called the monks to see.

From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Reynolds, Myra