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have been feeding
  • present perfect progressive of feed.

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Ruby Merriman, who is estate biodiversity manager at Chester Zoo, said the starlings will likely have been feeding on its habitats such as reed beds, wetlands and woodlands.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Biologists have been feeding the pupfish frozen food to supplement their regular diet of algae since 2007.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

Again, I'll go back to saying that the journalists on the ground who have been feeding us some of this content, without them a lot of this work would be impossible.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2024

The Arsenal fans have provided an electrifying atmosphere at the Emirates so far this season, and the players have been feeding off it.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

The idea that someone should have been feeding them seemed to dawn on the Bedouin raiders all at once.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri