Example Sentences

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Daniel Liesener, a senior research analyst at Columbia Threadneedle, has been keeping a close eye on the uncomfortable unemployment rate among 20- to 25-year-olds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

But he has been keeping busy by ordering creature comforts to help him endure the stay.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In the nearly 80 years the Labor Department has been keeping records, whenever the unemployment rate has made a clear turn higher, a recession has always followed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Joe Mantello has the inner glow of a man who has been keeping faith with himself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“Kronos said, We know they cannot heat this drakon. The spy has been keeping him updated. Kronos knows the Ares cabin isn’t with us. He intentionally picked a monster we can’t kill.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan