record
verb (used with object)
to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence.
has been recording
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present perfect progressiveof record (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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Despite the economic angst and billionaire exodus, California has been recording some of the highest income growth in the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Over the past three years, he has been recording the impacts of humans on elephants in the region.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
“That this rock has been recording and surviving these earthquake events for 50,000 years is a crazy amount of data,” Rood says.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2023
The country of 15 million people has been recording more than 500 cases a week since late October, the highest rate since February, said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
The National Symphony has been recording a cycle of Walker’s five brief Sinfonias, with the last scheduled to be released this fall.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
