cite
verb (used with object)
to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority.
has been citing
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present perfect progressiveof cite (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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Senators and the White House has been citing a Transportation Department estimate that 40 percent of buses and 23 percent of subway and rail cars are in poor shape.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
Mr. Obama has been citing Mr. Buffett as he promotes his separate $447 billion jobs-creation plan.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2011
Mr. Obama has been citing Mr. Buffett as he promotes his $447 billion job-creation plan.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2011
John Chambers has been citing slowdowns that weren't showing up in other parts of the industry.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2011
Yet on this very page Mr. Max Müller has been citing the ‘difficulties’ which do ‘trouble’ a ‘missionary,’ Dr. Codrington.
From Modern Mythology by Lang, Andrew
