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has been refreshing

  • present perfect progressive of refresh (3rd person singular).

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Speaking to students years after they take his classes and grasp the effect on their lives has been refreshing.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2025

It has been refreshing and all the coaching staff have been positive.

From BBC Dec. 1, 2024

Pederson’s path has been refreshing for a franchise that has four wins in the past two seasons combined.

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2022

In terms of the viewing experience, it has been refreshing to see both No. 1 seeds, Phoenix and Miami, squirm and adjust.

From Washington Post May 11, 2022

Of course it's magnanimous in me to say so, but I owe her no grudge; on the contrary, it has been refreshing to see, in this nineteenth century, a girl so frankly in love.

From East Angels by Woolson, Constance Fenimore