have been abandoning
- present perfect progressive of abandon.
Example Sentences
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In recent years, an increasing number of consumers have been abandoning their favorite brand-name potato chips for cheaper, generic options.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
The growth has been even higher among younger viewers, who have been abandoning TV in droves in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2020
Its further challenge is to deliver a target audience of 18-to-29-year-old viewers who have been abandoning traditional TV in ever-growing numbers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2016
It also promises predictable expenses for employers, who have been abandoning traditional pensions for decades because of what they see as their high cost.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2013
No other country has a law like it, and countries have been abandoning related laws that give them criminal jurisdiction over foreign human rights violators.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2013
