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has been striking

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

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Iranian state media and a U.S. defense official said the U.S. has been striking targets throughout the country and not just along the coast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

On home turf, with a swell of support from friends and fans, it has been striking how relaxed she has looked - and that has enabled her to play with the freedom she craves.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

In recent months, Anthropic has been striking opportunistic deals to expand its compute capacity.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

And yet, the influence of these activists has been striking.

From New York Times May 16, 2023

"I see it that some loafer has been striking matches on it, but it's been all fixed up so that you wouldn't notice nothing."

From Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures by Glass, Montague