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have been eyeing
  • present perfect progressive of eye.

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Both have been eyeing going public this year and, in doing so, are fighting each other for users, talent and investor dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Media companies have been eyeing up deals this year in a bid to beef up their streaming portfolios as legacy TV viewership plummets.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Discovery — have been eyeing the media empire long controlled by the Redstone family through its National Amusements Inc. holding company.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Market participants have been eyeing a stopping point at some point next year and a recent NY Fed report suggested the end date could come in 2025.

From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2023

Well, I am quite of your opinion, for a couple of gentlemen with pale faces have been eyeing us most attentively ever since we have been here, and I confess their appearance is not prepossessing. 

From The Night Side of London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)