raise
verb (used with object)
to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate.
has been raising
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present perfect progressiveof raise (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 Bank of Japan has been raising the rate since 2024, when it stood at minus 0.1%
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
She’s worked with them, lived with them and, for the last decade, has been raising them on her ranch, Smiling Buddha Yaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Carroll Taylor Wiseman died of cancer in 2020, and Reid Wiseman, a former fighter pilot, has been raising their two daughters on his own since then.
From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026
The Bank of Japan has been raising rates, there’s quantitative tightening in Europe and the Federal Reserve held rates steady this week.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
Besides, the eejit boy has been raising all kinds of hell down at the jail, raving and shouting and threatening me.
From The Broken Gate A Novel by Emerson Hough
