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Defending its advert, Calvin Klein said it had been similar to those it had been releasing in the UK for many years.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

The plant had been releasing ethylene oxide from 1985 until it was temporarily shut down by the state in 2019 after authorities detected the gas nearby.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Tank and the Bangas had been releasing music for years but earned national recognition after winning the 2017 NPR Tiny Desk Contest with unanimous approval.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2021

Anderson Reservoir had been releasing as much water as possible through its main outlet since Jan. 9.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2017

Toward midday a sea-plane which had been releasing depth-bombs and hovering eagerly above the wide iridescent and spreading stain, sheered shoreward and shot along the coast.

From In Secret by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)