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has been hollowing
  • present perfect progressive of hollow (3rd person singular).

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Upstate New York has been hollowing out as jobs and the young leave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

It is a gargantuan drill that has been hollowing out tunnels for a train station under Grand Central Terminal.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2011