manufacture
noun
the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale.
has been manufacturing
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present perfect progressiveof manufacture (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The Copenhagen-headquartered firm has been manufacturing in Thailand for almost four decades and has three plants there.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
And while torpedo bats might just now be making their first public splash, Gagné’s company has been manufacturing them ever since Leanhardt first approached Young last spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Nike has been designing MLB uniforms since 2020 and Fanatics has been manufacturing them since 2017, but this marked the first year for the Nike Vapor Premier jerseys.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Pfizer told The Washington Times it has been manufacturing at full capacity, regardless of mandates, to satisfy U.S. and global demand and meet its projection of 3 billion doses in 2021, which “has not changed.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
This firm has been manufacturing such articles in England since 1888, and now makes them in a wide range of sizes, and of special shape where required.
From Safe Marriage A Return to Sanity by William Arbuthnot Lane
