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has been shopping

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

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The 32-year-old from Salford has been shopping at the fashion retailer since she was 16, picking up jeans, T-shirts and beauty products.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Beijing has been shopping in Greenland for more than a decade.

From MarketWatch Jan. 7, 2026

Kim, who has been shopping at Aladdin Fullerton for over a decade, called the bookstore a slice of home that should live on as a “kind of cultural site for our community.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 2024

Apple Music will replace Pepsi as sponsor in a deal that the N.F.L. has been shopping around for about $50 million, said three people familiar with the negotiations.

From New York Times Sep. 23, 2022

Sara has been shopping, and how bored I was!'

From Uncle Max by Carey, Rosa Nouchette