Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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He has been telegraphing for weeks that he is contemplating Supreme Court reforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
Mr. Zuckerberg, 38, has been telegraphing that Meta would have to clamp down on costs, starting with cutting back on many of the lavish perks that employees once enjoyed.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
He did not specify what that would be, but he has been telegraphing plans to run again since shortly after losing his 2020 reelection bid to Biden.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2022
For more than two months, the Ukrainian army has been telegraphing an intention to counterattack on the west bank of the Dnieper River, with the goal being to liberate the city of Kherson.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2022
"The widow has been telegraphing and telephoning considerable, sir."
From Lady Larkspur by Meredith Nicholson
