head
noun
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the torso by the neck and containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
has been heading
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present perfect progressiveof head (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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On all three, there is widespread concern about the direction in which their country has been heading.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Heather von Zuben, a Goldman Sachs alumna who has been heading up Blackstone’s open-ended credit funds aimed at the private-wealth market, will lead the new unit as global head of retirement solutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
This is where the news business has been heading, and where all those defenestrated newscasters I’ve mentioned already are.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2025
But that push failed, and the bills fell by the wayside, not least because they faced doubts from skeptical Democrats—including and especially Brown, who has been heading the Senate Banking Committee since 2021.
From Slate ● May 2, 2024
It was like a man who feels his grip relaxing on some attacking thing he has been heading by the throat.
From Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward
