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have been exploding

  • present perfect progressive of explode.

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“Patent filings in China have been exploding for years,” Harrity analytics chief Rocky Berndsen said.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2023

All that was missing was the emphatic scream of “yes!” that must have been exploding inside.

From Washington Post Feb. 8, 2022

Podcasts have been exploding in popularity, with nearly a third of Americans saying at the beginning of 2019 that they listened to at least one monthly.

From New York Times Dec. 30, 2020

Once seen as a novelty, dual-language programs are now coming into favor as a boon to both native and nonnative English speakers, and in areas around the country their numbers have been exploding.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2015

Yet he knew that it was true….Who, then, could have been exploding the Almighty?

From The Lord of the Sea by Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps)