return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
has been returning
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present perfect progressiveof return (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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Johnson has been returning to the area regularly for more than 20 years to carry out surveys, walking for miles on trails to reach the spawning areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
“Despite many gloomy predictions, the global economy has held steady, and inflation has been returning to target,” Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF’s chief economist, told reporters ahead the release of the fund’s latest World Economic Outlook.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
UniCredit has been returning 60% of its annual capital generation to shareholders, primarily via buybacks but also through dividends.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
Vega, in fact, co-led his Hispanic outreach efforts, and Youngkin has been returning the favor, stumping for her this year.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
Overton, I know it to be a fact that Algy Ferrers, for the last year, has been returning all the remittances that his father sent him.
From Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
