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has been scrolling

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

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Ty Littlefield, a 35-year-old software developer in Denver, has been scrolling through LinkedIn and seeing the same people who were laid off a year ago still looking for work.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Don’t say things like “Turn that thing off!” when your kid has been scrolling for a long time, says Jean Rogers, the director of the nonprofit Fairplay’s Screen Time Action Network.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2023

Every night before bed, Victor DeMarco has been scrolling through his Twitter feed looking for one thing: news about student debt cancellation.

From Washington Post Jun. 10, 2022

She has been scrolling through Instagram, seeing how activists have organized around Gilmore’s death and learning from them.

From Washington Post Sep. 6, 2021