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has been eyeing

  • present perfect progressive
    of eye (3rd person singular).
    eye
    noun
    the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.

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Manila has been eyeing the Abukuma-class vessels -- which are being retired by Japan -- for some time, with the military sending a contingent to examine them in 2025.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

Given the potential, every large drugmaker has been eyeing the weight-loss category with envy—including industry powerhouse Pfizer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

He has been eyeing the Amalfi Coast after he saw a picture of the Ravello Music Festival stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025

Beijing has been eyeing the steep valleys and mighty rivers here, in the rural west, to build mega-dams and hydropower stations that can sustain China's electricity-hungry eastern metropolises.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024

Horace has been eyeing me in a way I don't like lately.

From Left Guard Gilbert by Edward C. Caswell