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has been debating

  • present perfect progressive of debate (3rd person singular).

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But the option, one of several the White House has been debating to coerce Tehran to reach a deal restricting its nuclear program, faces many obstacles, some of the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

Wall Street has been debating this question for over a year, and Anthropic’s latest product launch just added more fuel to the fire.

From MarketWatch Jan. 15, 2026

BBC rugby union correspondent Chris Jones has been debating that topic with two World Cup winners - Matt Dawson of England and Bryan Habana of South Africa.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2023

New York City has been debating the merits of charging drivers a fee for entering its central business district for decades.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2022

These snatches of Camp Dialogue, much more the Speech preserved to us by Retzow Junior, appear to be true; though as to the dates, the circumstances, there has been debating.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 by Carlyle, Thomas