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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

Since then the school has been leasing temporary boilers costing about £4,000 a month but Mr Evans said the entire heating system was in need of updating.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 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

Sears has been leasing some of its store space to the likes of Nordstrom Rack and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2016