reform
noun
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc..
has been reforming
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present perfect progressiveof reform (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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It has been reforming and re-arming but remains almost wholly focused on the manpower-intensive trench fighting in the east, a decidedly old-fashioned form of war.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
Another of his signature achievements has been reforming the IMF's voting structure to give emerging economies more power.
From Reuters ● May 18, 2011
In 1988-89 the beleaguered central government has been reforming the reforms, trying to create an open market economy with still considerable state ownership of major industrial plants.
From The 1990 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
He has been reforming the parish, as he calls it.”
From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by George Manville Fenn
