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has been importing

  • present perfect progressive of import (3rd person singular).

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“Mango sells itself,” said Bhaskar Savani, who has been importing Indian mangoes since the day a U.S. ban was lifted and the first fruit arrived in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Europe is looking to alternate suppliers, and has been importing more from Africa, for instance.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

For more than 75 years Oslo-based car dealership Harald A Møller has been importing Volkswagens, but early in 2024 it bid farewell to fossil fuel cars.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2025

Instead, India has been importing more from Russia, while Russia has been a major importer of cars, equipment and other goods from China.

From Reuters Nov. 27, 2023

Hitherto it has been importing Greek thought into Egypt and Syria, even to the furthest boundaries of Persia; and the whole East has become Greek: but it has received little in return.

From Alexandria and Her Schools; four lectures delivered at the Philosophical Institution, Edinburgh by Kingsley, Charles