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has been eating
  • present perfect progressive of eat (3rd person singular).

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"She has been eating a mix of berries and clover on the edge of the Jasper Park Lodge golf course," the park said.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2024

A self-described hippie and former Hells Angel, Cassar has been eating here for 50 years, long before he became diabetic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2023

The year-over-year change remains elevated at 7.6% in August, ADP said — although it’s not enough to make up for inflation, which has been eating into households’ budgets this year.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

The year-over-year change remains elevated at 7.6 percent in August, ADP said — although it’s not enough to make up for inflation, which has been eating into households’ budgets this year.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

Up to now I've been focused on whatever mischief Jackson is getting mixed up with, Mr. Redfern's inscrutable glare, and the food everyone has been eating.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland