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have been brewing
  • present perfect progressive of brew.

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Concerns have been brewing about the ability of design-software companies to make money off artificial intelligence in the same way that other software companies can.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, former Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart said "something must have been brewing" between the two players before the red card.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Criticisms of Jarmond, however, are growing louder and have been brewing for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Major global shifts have been brewing for several years.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2023

But while on life's uneven road Your track you've been pursuing, What fountains from your wit have flowed What drinks you have been brewing!

From Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete by Paine, Albert Bigelow