scan
verb (used with object)
to glance at or over or read hastily.
has been scanning
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present perfect progressiveof scan (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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Flying thousands of feet above the Sierra Nevada in a plane equipped with specialized imaging devices, Elizabeth Carey has been scanning the mountains with lasers to precisely map the snow.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
It turns out Yahoo — now a division of Oath! — has been scanning Yahoo Mail inboxes for years and then selling that data to advertisers.
From The Verge ● Aug. 29, 2018
Dean Kinsella has been scanning the lineups: “Cook versus Clarke must be an encouraging omen for Bournemouth.”
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2015
Since January, a phalanx of editors, writers and interns has been scanning the horizons for funnels of fury.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2014
For those thirty-eight periods it has been scanning, peyondiring, amassing data and formulating hypotheses, theories, and conclusions.
From Masters of Space by Robert Lee Berry
