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has been roaring

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

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The artificial intelligence boom has been roaring for a few years now, but a few key factors have made this summer a particular inflection point.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

The equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, Ragasa is the world's strongest storm this year and has been roaring over the South China Sea for days.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

On a more promising note, the economy has been roaring with job creation and higher wages for those at the lower end of the income distribution.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2024

And the U.S. economy has been roaring back, with growth this year forecast to be the fastest in almost seven decades.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2021

Christmas eve has been the last of the still, dark, steaming nights of the early winter; and the western gale has been roaring for the last twelve hours upon the Irish coast.

From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Kingsley, Charles