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has been inspecting

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

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The Commerce Department has been inspecting them since the mid-1990s, when it found that many importers were flooding the U.S. with pasta priced below normal market prices in a bid to undercut their U.S. competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration has been inspecting the jets after part of an Alaska Airlines plane's fuselage fell off on Friday.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2024

The Equal Education human rights group has been inspecting pit toilets in South African schools.

From Seattle Times May 22, 2023

The mechanic said Metro also has been inspecting bearings on the cars.

From Washington Post Oct. 23, 2021

He has been inspecting schools for forty years.

From A Dominie in Doubt by Neill, Alexander Sutherland