Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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The ghosts in the cornfields must have been ducking for cover.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
In San Diego, Central American families who traveled north as part of the most recent caravan have been ducking through known gaps in a fence at Tijuana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2019
In San Diego, Central American families who have traveled north as part of the most recent caravan have been ducking through known gaps in a fence at Tijuana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2019
