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has been hustling
  • present perfect progressive of hustle (3rd person singular).

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Kirk has been hustling to put this to bed even harder, sitting down for a full hour with Jesse Watters on Fox News.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2025

Like a lot of chefs, Aaron Verzosa has been hustling the past three years to get Archipelago, his Filipino restaurant in Seattle, through the pandemic and its ripple effects.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2023

He has been hustling for votes ever since, with a Kennedy-inspired message of common purpose.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2019

And our intrepid photographer Jay L. Clendenin has been hustling many performers and filmmakers through our L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2018

I guess Mr. Seaton has been hustling, then.

From The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)