produce
verb (used with object)
to bring into existence; give rise to; cause.
has been producing
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present perfect progressiveof produce (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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Whitelee Windfarm has been producing electricity for about 20 years on a stretch of moorland near Eaglesham, south of Glasgow, but is reaching the end of its life.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean, roughly 1,000 miles west of Ecuador, a seafloor fault has been producing magnitude 6 earthquakes with striking regularity for at least 30 years.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
Suriname, a former Dutch colony, has been producing talent for the Netherlands for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Instead, Presidio steps in once the well has been producing for a while.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Italy has been producing great men in every field, but the work of Petrarch reached farther and was more enduring than that of any other.
From The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
