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has been leasing

  • present perfect progressive
    of lease (3rd person singular).
    lease
    noun
    a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.

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And although Lloyds operates mines in India and elsewhere, and has been leasing out mining equipment in Congo since 2018, the company’s experience lies mainly in iron ore, bauxite and coal in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

“The VA has been leasing off land that’s meant for housing decades and decades.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

The Bruce family has been leasing the land to the county but is not permitted to develop it, said George Fatheree III, a lawyer representing the Bruce family.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023

Since 2016, the company has been leasing space in the tony Eastside suburb about 10 miles east of downtown Seattle, just across Lake Washington.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 4, 2020

The Lao government has been leasing land to China for 60 years Everyone is backing one man in particular who has been on a winning streak.

From BBC ● May 28, 2011