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has been spinning

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

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Roberts has been spinning this theory of the president as the most directly democratically accountable officer.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Changes to the planet's liquid core have meant the Earth has been spinning slightly quicker.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2024

Series creator Yoshiyuki Tomino has been spinning yarns about the damage done by war, and the idealistic youth who take up the mantle for a better tomorrow.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2023

David Solomon, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, has been spinning records for years as an amateur D.J., a hobby that has taken him from tiki bars in the Bahamas to clubs in downtown Manhattan.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2023

One small changed family doesn’t calculate into a world that has been spinning for a billion years.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson