exercise
noun
bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health.
has been exercising
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present perfect progressiveof exercise (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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Blackstone has been exercising its right to block investors' withdrawals since November last year after requests hit a preset 5% net asset value of BREIT, which is marketed to mostly high net worth individuals.
From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2023
So far, he noted, the Taiwan military has been exercising restraint; even when it took down the drone, it was following standard protocols.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
Tencent has been exercising its market muscles to control speech in a range of other ways as well.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2020
The patriarchy question is one that has been exercising Dave Pickering for some time.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2018
Now, indeed, he says he is willing to swear: he has been exercising his conscience in private, and will perhaps stretch a point.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 by Robert Chambers
