dispute
verb (used without object)
to engage in argument or debate.
has been disputing
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present perfect progressiveof dispute (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 group has been disputing those allegations in court filings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Honduras has been disputing ownership of the tiny island of Conejo in the Gulf with El Salvador.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
Dennis Kalebjian, a Fresno dentist who grows raisins on a farm built by his father and mother, has been disputing compensation for damage to his irrigation system when the state takes 2.5 acres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2015
Your writer has been disputing it for almost as long.
From Forbes ● Jan. 3, 2014
Is Paris in France, or France in Paris? for my wife has been disputing with me about it.’
From Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh
