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has been ruminating
  • present perfect progressive of ruminate (3rd person singular).

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For three years, the nation’s most prominent environmental organization has been ruminating about its past and future.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

Xi has been ruminating the role of civilization in national greatness for some time.

From Forbes • Nov. 24, 2014

David P. Goldman has been ruminating on U.S. foreign policy, first at Asia Times Online and now at PJ Media, for a while.

From Forbes • Jun. 13, 2014

Joey Barton, who will be sitting out the first few months of the season, has been ruminating on the topic.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2012

He has been ruminating on it periodically in the interval.

From The Eye of Osiris by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)