ranch
noun
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
has been ranching
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present perfect progressiveof ranch (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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“Every year we try to better our breed,” said Shelby Wallman, who with her husband, Daryl, has been ranching for decades in Rhame, in the southwestern corner of the state.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
At 54, he has been ranching since his teens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
John Salazar, a three-term congressman from a political family — his brother is interior Secretary Ken Salazar — that has been ranching in the Third District for more than a century.
From Time ● Aug. 10, 2010
His family has been ranching here for more than a century.
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