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have been forming

  • present perfect progressive of form.

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With that in mind, there’s also potential for AI to negatively impact the U.S. housing market, where recent cracks have been forming.

From MarketWatch Feb. 14, 2026

Long lines of people have been forming outside village clinics there, according to state media.

From New York Times Jan. 6, 2023

Global automakers have been forming partnerships over the past decade to share the multibillion-dollar development costs of electric vehicles and more efficient gasoline engines.

From Seattle Times Nov. 7, 2022

In capital Santiago, long lines have been forming outside bookstores and street stalls of people looking to pick up the recently-finalized text - a bright purple paperback decorated with a Chilean flag.

From Reuters Jul. 15, 2022

Whatever objections may have been forming in the mind of the miser were quickly dissipated by a look from the Sepoy, and without another word Raikes and his nephew departed.

From The Flaw in the Sapphire by Snyder, Charles M.