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have been choosing

  • present perfect progressive of choose.

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Many young Chinese have been choosing to "lie flat," a term used to describe people who have rejected the corporate rat race by adopting a minimalist lifestyle and doing just enough to get by.

From Reuters Jan. 18, 2023

But the solution would have been choosing between focusing on Houston’s story or making a documentary that features her singing.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2022

A growing number of top women athletes, including Simone Biles and former Olympians, have been choosing to strike new types of deals with smaller activewear brands instead of traditional sponsors like Nike.

From New York Times Jul. 30, 2021

“It’s a beautiful home if you’re looking to escape,” said Sampson, climbing into her SUV and steering through an island that people don’t come to anymore but instead have been choosing to leave.

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2017

Well, each in his way appears to have been choosing to have his own will; yet each, being a social creature, had learned from his fellows all his vain little arts of life.

From The Sources Of Religious Insight by Royce, Josiah