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has been sanctioning
  • present perfect progressive of sanction (3rd person singular).

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The surplus will result from "cuts in budgetary and tax benefits that Congress has been sanctioning year after year," the minister said.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2023

The U.S. has been sanctioning Cuba in one form or another since the Dwight Eisenhower administration in the late 1950s.

From Time • Nov. 29, 2