has been purchasing
- present perfect progressive of purchase (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Until now, the federal government has been purchasing COVID-19 shots.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
Germany has been purchasing gas and importing it through L.N.G. terminals in neighboring countries to stock up its reserves before winter.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
If your entire financial end game has been purchasing a home in cash so that you have no mortgage, purchase your home in cash.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2022
The Fed lowered the federal funds rate to near zero in March 2020 and has been purchasing $80 billion in Treasurys and $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities each month since then.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2021
I notice, too, that she has been purchasing a new hat.'
From New Grub Street by Gissing, George
