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had been reviewing
  • past perfect progressive of review.

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Prosecutors had been reviewing conversations between the suspect, Phoenix Ikner, and ChatGPT.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Lee’s team had been reviewing the findings since Dec. 14, when the former U.S. attorney he hired to investigate submitted the report.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2023

The board had been reviewing the cross-check program since last year, when whistleblower Frances Haugen exposed the extent of the system by leaking internal company documents to the Wall Street Journal.

From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2022

Greater Manchester Police said it had been reviewing evidence on CCTV, body-worn video, mobile phone footage, and witness statements of the incident which happened on 16 October.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2022

Fadi added a few finishing touches to his drawings of amoebas and other single-celled micro-organisms, which the class had been reviewing.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai