dispute
verb (used without object)
to engage in argument or debate.
have been disputing
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present perfect progressiveof dispute.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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By measuring distortions of light across billions of galaxies, the Rubin Observatory has the potential to get to the bottom of this question that scientists have been disputing for the past decade.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023
Ever since McAllister gathered the first set of One Nation numbers in 1998, political scientists have been disputing what they mean.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2017
“Actually, campus activists have been disputing one aspect of the story all along,” which was the magazine’s “depiction of them as quiescent,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2014
But more recently, over the last ten years or so, scientists have been disputing this.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 4, 2013
We have been disputing," said the friend, "which is sweeter to good souls, to forgive or to be forgiven.
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul
