has been shelling
- present perfect progressive of shell (3rd person singular).
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AT&T has been shelling out billions of dollars to upgrade its networks to the 5G technology, as demand for the faster service surges with people working from home and learning online.
From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 2021
Turkey has been shelling Islamic State positions in Jarablus as part of an effort to help allied Syrian rebels secure it.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2016
It is part of a U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in neighboring Syria and Iraq, and has been shelling Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria in recent days.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2016
This begs the questions: Who's left that can afford to pony up anything near the $100 million a year that Sirius XM has been shelling out to Stern and his crew?
From Reuters ● Feb. 4, 2010
I read with indignation that the Spider has destroyed Greenock; that she announced her intention of "blowing down" Ardrossan; that she has been "shelling the fine marine residences and watering-places in the Vale of Clyde."
From Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) by Holland, Thomas Erskine, Sir
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