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has been slinging

  • present perfect progressive
    of sling (3rd person singular).
    sling
    noun
    a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.

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Indeed, New York's loquacious Benfaremo, the Lemon Ice King of Corona, has been slinging Italian ice in Queens since 1944.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2023

He has been slinging sacks of peanuts for as long as I can remember.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

Spicy and juicy, big and bold, Thorn-Clarke has been slinging fine shiraz for years.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2022

The wise-guy vendor has been slinging peanuts and punchlines at Dodger games for 61 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2019

The Post Pub — in an L Street building that dates to the Civil War — has been slinging brews since the mid-1970s.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2015