Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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There's a Black elite that has been summering on Martha's Vineyard since the late 1800s.
From Salon ● May 3, 2023
“It’s vital to this community,” said Peter Offenhartz, a retired chemistry professor who has been summering on Eagle Island since the 1960s.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2020
He has been summering in Connecticut, and he avers that his talk about native superstition is founded on close observation.
From The Best Ghost Stories by Various
