display
verb (used with object)
to show or exhibit; make visible.
have been displaying
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present perfect progressiveof display.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Artificial-intelligence systems have been displaying some eye-opening new abilities in recent weeks: breaking out of their enclosures, hacking other companies, lying to people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Businesses have been displaying inaccurate food hygiene ratings, with many lying about them when challenged, an undercover BBC investigation has revealed.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024
It went on to describe how Mr. Trump quickly realized that he should not have been displaying the map and told the representative to “not get too close.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Protests have broken out against high electricity bills and many small businesses, like restaurants, have been displaying exorbitant electricity bills on shop windows to show how close they are to being driven out of business.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
All these things you ought to do, if you wish to possess the book which I have been displaying to you.'
