run
verb (used without object)
to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
has been running
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present perfect progressiveof run (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 Department of Homeland Security has been running an online detainee locator since 2010 where anyone can look up a person being held in immigration detention.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
Bell has been running the ball successfully with Jordan Medrano and Christopher Luna.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Lately, the store has been running sales on the Taylor Farms ones.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Fed targets a separate inflation gauge, due later this month, that Wednesday’s report feeds into and that has been running hotter than the CPI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I think this: Well, he sure has been running today.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
