fuel
noun
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
has been fuelling
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present perfect progressiveof fuel (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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Why is the enzyme that has been fuelling life for over 3 billion years not much better at doing its job?
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
The jump in prices has been fuelling concerns about inflation and the potential impact on businesses just as the country's economy starts to recover from the worst effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2021
Ermera has the highest number of active cases and lowest vaccination rate in East Timor, which borders Indonesia, where the Delta variant has been fuelling one of Asia's worst coronavirus epidemics.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2021
Satellite technology has been fuelling Earth-observation studies since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957.
From Nature ● Sep. 11, 2018
“Over-the-top behaviour has been fuelling comedy for a long time,” says Gleiberman.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2017
