accept
verb (used with object)
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor.
has been accepting
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present perfect progressiveof accept (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The Klamath River Renewal Corp. has been accepting claims from landowners to pay for damages linked to dam removal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Mexico has been accepting migrants deported from the U.S. under the Title 42 policy, which allows the U.S. to rapidly expel migrants illegally entering the U.S. back to Mexico, including Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.
From Reuters ● May 3, 2023
The department has been accepting public comment on the guidelines online for the past month, according to department spokesman Charles Pyle, although the opportunity for comment is ending Wednesday.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
Not everyone has been accepting of the requirements.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
My own bank has been accepting them for a couple of years now.
From The Fourth R by George Oliver Smith
