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have been crossing

  • present perfect progressive of cross.

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Many Haitians have been crossing the shared border with the Dominican Republic to escape escalating violence and hunger, sometimes in several truckloads per day.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2025

The U.S. government also urged Canada to take action as some Mexicans have been crossing illegally into the U.S. from Canada.

From Seattle Times Feb. 29, 2024

Limited deliveries of humanitarian relief have been crossing from Egypt into Gaza since Oct.

From Reuters Nov. 15, 2023

Ever since the catastrophic famines of the early 1990s, desperate North Koreans have been crossing into more prosperous China.

From Washington Times Aug. 16, 2023

All this morning I have been crossing the hills to reach here in the nick of time.

From A Sea Queen's Sailing by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)