rise
verb (used without object)
to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position.
has been rising
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present perfect progressiveof rise (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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The 10-year yield has been rising over the past week due to renewed escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict, rising oil prices, as well as a probable interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve to quell inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
As for the cost of America’s borrowing more generally, that has been rising even outside the growth in the debt load.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Oil supply has been rising out of the Gulf, but strategists at RBC Capital Markets warn of a lot more hurdles facing the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
South Africa has one of the highest rates of unemployment in the world at more than 30% and anti-migrant sentiment has been rising in recent months.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Mysteriously and over millions of years, it appears that Denver has been rising, like baking bread.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
