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had been unravelling
  • past perfect progressive of unravel.

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Cardiff Crown Court was told that the couple's relationship had been unravelling for years.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2022

His life, the writer then realised, had been unravelling and it was time for a change.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2016

While Shand had been unravelling her mystery, she, perhaps, had been more successful in unravelling his.

From John Caldigate by Trollope, Anthony